HSA Week 4 Discussion Questions Discussion 1 "Inventory Analysis" Please respond to the following: • Recommend a strategy for financial administrators to balance the tension between having inventory on hand when it is needed versus the carry cost to the organization. Provide support for your recommendation. • Suggest one (1) key real-world complication of Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) calculations. Indicate a way in which a financial administrator may minimize the impact. Provide support for your rationale. Discussion 2 "Optimizing Staffing" Please respond to the following: • Assume that you are a health care administrator in a hospital, and you are responsible for staffing levels. Suggest an approach to staffing for 24/7 coverage that optimizes patient care and minimizes cost. Provide support for your rationale. • Determine one (1) key factor that contributes to the non-productive time of hospital staff. Suggest one (1) way for administrators to control this factor in order to yield more productive time. Provide an example to support your rationale.