Essays Tagged: "Shouldice"

Case study: Shouldice Hospital Limited.

While reading this case study, one problem can obviously been observed- paradox of change. Shouldice is operating at its "best operating level"(as we can see from the case), a specialized wor ... can't use them without permission, also patented methods will inspire and persuade patients to use Shouldice services

(1 pages) 365 0 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Shouldice Hospital Limited: Case Study.

A Brief History:Dr. Edward Earle Shouldice graduated from the University of Toronto in 1916. By 1940, Dr. Shouldice was operating a p ... medical knowledge. During World War II, he was called to serve on the Medical Examining Board. Dr. Shouldice, a major in the army, found that many young men willing to serve their country had to be d ... e, especially for this non-emergency surgery that normally took three weeks of hospitalization. Dr. Shouldice resolved to do what he could to alleviate the problem. Contributing his services at no fee ...

(9 pages) 341 1 3.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

SWOT analysis of Shouldice Hospital Limited

Issues/BackgroundShouldice Hospital limited was started in 1940 by Dr. Earle Shouldice for treating Hernia. The metho ... ed was started in 1940 by Dr. Earle Shouldice for treating Hernia. The method of surgery adopted by Shouldice Hospital was unique in a sense that it introduced the concept of flow shop in carrying out ... gwith simplicity in surgery. Because of this uniqueness and simplicity, the demand for surgeries at Shouldice increased and Shouldice has reached a point where it has to increase its capacity to reduc ...

(14 pages) 2 0 0.0 May/2014

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing