title: An MRP system for surgical linen management at a large hospital.
abstract: Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) has been used extensively in manufacturing and other industries to improve on-time delivery and to reduce costs. In this paper, we illustrate how an MRP-type system was developed to monitor surgical linen at a large teaching hospital. We also describe a bar-code scanning 'tag and recapture' study to estimate total inventory. The hospital implemented several changes based upon our recommendations that resulted in time savings and a smoother flow of materials throughout the surgical linen supply chain.
authors: Sloan Program of Health Management, N 229 MVR Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. lo22@cornell.edu
authors: L
authors: L
authors: O'Neill
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Murphy
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Gray
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Stoner
mesh_terms: D001512:Bedding and Linens; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*