title: Time-phased order points.
abstract: Many software packages designed for material management in health care unfortunately only offer the option of fixed or historically calculated re-order points for inventory planning. This article describes a technique called the time-phased order point that is appropriate for industries, such as health care, in which materiel usage cannot be tied to a production plan or other schedule of events. It also provides numerous examples of the use of this technique as an aid in understanding how it works.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spedding
mesh_terms: D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009657:North Carolina; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital; D012984:Software; D013996:Time and Motion Studies