Author(s): Nabais, Joana Isabel Baptista
Date: 2009
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/206309
Origin: Repositório Institucional da UNL
Subject(s): Inventory management; ABC analysis; hospital; clinical consumption materials
Author(s): Nabais, Joana Isabel Baptista
Date: 2009
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/206309
Origin: Repositório Institucional da UNL
Subject(s): Inventory management; ABC analysis; hospital; clinical consumption materials
This project aims to analyse a hospital’s inventory management and make suggestions to improve its practices, with special attention on ABC analysis as an optimization tool for the inventory management, control and storage. Other cost reductions approaches are studied in order to contribute for the accurate management of clinical consumption materials. Wide efficient use of information and communication technology (ICT), using of periodic point model, warehouse’ layout modification, extension of stock centralization of advanced warehouses and consignment stock development, are the key proposals. These recommended ideas can be implemented in other hospitals, reducing waste and improving levels of quality in the health care services.