Cost analysis of hospital material management systems.
Integrated healthcare material management begins with manufactures of medical/surgical supplies, uses distributors and ends at the point of use at hospitals. Recent material management philosophies in the healthcare industry, such as just-in-time and stockless systems, are yet to be fully evaluated. In order to evaluate the cost effectiveness of each type of material management technique, a cost model for hospital materials management has been designed. Several case scenarios are analyzed and results are reported.
Egbelu
P J
PJ
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, USA.
Harmonosky
C M
CM
Ventura
J A
JA
O'Brien
W E
WE
Sommer
H J
HJ
D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006750:Hospital Distribution Systems / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007445:Inventories, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D017059:Models, Econometric; D017146:Models, Organizational; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D016134:Organizational Policy; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States