Critical-to-life classification for managing inventory in a healthcare supply chain

Al-Qatawneh, Lina; Hafeez, Khalid

doi:10.1504/ijie.2015.073491

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“…An organisation acts as a client (or contractor) to receive (or supply) raw materials, semi-finished goods, or even the finished product and/or service. Operational networks can benefit by moving into supply chain management or partnership sourcing relationships (Al-Qatawneh and Hafeez, 2015;Hafeez, et al, 2010;; this would allow longer-term involvement between the partner organisations and offer opportunities for improving operational performance.…”

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An integrated core competence evaluation framework for portfolio management in the oil industry

Hafeez

Foroudi

Nguyen

2019

IJMDM

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is an experienced academic with over 25 years of teaching, research, educational management and technology transfer experience across disciplines in the UK and TNE. Before his most recent appointment as Professor and Head of Business & Management Division at the Dundee Business at Abertay Dundee, he served as the Professor at the Claude Littner Business School at the University of West London and professor and head of group at the York Management School, University of York UK. Prior to this he was Reader and the Founding Director for the Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Bradford. Khalid is a Fellow of National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurs (NCGE) UK supported by the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and a life member of the European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research (EFER). He has completed an Executive Education Training programme at the Harvard Business School USA in 2006 and is also Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and Certified Project Manager and EFQM European Assessor certified from Brussels. Khalid has been a Yorkshire Forward technology transfer champion for 7 years and was awarded Certificate of Merit from the House of Lord UK in recognition of his services for education and community. In 2012, he received the Chancellor Award for Excellence in Research.

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An integrated core competence evaluation framework for portfolio management in the oil industry

Hafeez

Foroudi

Nguyen

2019

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“…The main problem in the case hospital logistics system was defined as the multiple occurrences of overstocking and out of stock situations for different stock keeping units (SKUs). Stock-outs in hospitals reduce patient satisfaction and can put patients' lives at risk, especially if critical items are missing [22]. Whereas, overstocking ties up the organization capital for extended periods of time [23].…”

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An Integrated Approach for Improving Logistics Systems: A Case Study of Hospital Logistics

Al-Qatawneh¹,

Makahleh²

2022

TEM Journal

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In order to provide an integrated approach to improve healthcare logistics. This paper integrated the analysis of logistics decisions made at the three hierarchical levels with the problem analysis and improvement suggestions. Following a thorough analysis of the problematic logistics decisions, alternative decisions were suggested to improve the current logistics system. The proposed forecasting technique is expected to reduce the average error in forecasting as a percent of average demand from 30.3% to 22.5%. The proposed methodology provides a new structured problem-analysis and problem-solving processes for healthcare logistics and it is expected to be a valuable management tool to improve the quality of patient care.

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“…Al-Qatawneh and Hafeez (2015) presented a multi-criteria classification technique for hospital inventory management. They developed an (R,s,S) inventory control system for the healthcare supply chain in the United States.…”

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A prescription for efficiency: optimizing the surgical item inventory management practices in a healthcare facility

Saddikuti,

Prakash,

Siddharth

et al. 2024

JAMR

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PurposeThe primary objective of this article is to examine current procurement, inventory control and management practices in modern healthcare, with a particular focus on the procurement and management of surgical supplies in a prominent public, highly specialized healthcare sector.Design/methodology/approachThis study was conducted in three phases. In Phase 1, the study team interacted with various hospital management stakeholders, including the surgical hospital store, examined the current procurement process and identified challenges. Phase 2 focused on selecting items for a detailed study and collected the qualitative and quantitative details of the store department of the healthcare sector chosen. A detailed study analyzed revenue, output/demand, inventory levels, etc. In Phase 3, a decision-making framework is proposed, and inventory control systems are redesigned and demonstrated for the selected items.FindingsIt was observed that the demand for many surgical items had increased significantly over the years due to an increase in disposable/disposable items, while inventories fluctuated widely. Maximum inventory levels varied between 50 and 75%. Storage and availability were important issues for the hospital. It is assumed the hospital adopts the proposed inventory control system. In this case, the benefits can be a saving of 62% of the maximum inventory, 20% of the average stock in the system and optimal use of storage space, improving the performance and productivity of the hospital.Research limitations/implicationsThis study can help the healthcare sector administration to develop better systems for the procurement and delivery of common surgical items and efficient resource allocation. It can help provide adequate training to store staff. This study can help improve management/procurement policies, ordering and delivery systems, better service levels, and inventory control of items in the hospital business context. This study can serve as a pilot study to further investigate the overall hospital operations.Practical implicationsThis study can help the healthcare sector administration develop better systems for procuring and delivering common surgical items and efficient resource allocation. It can help provide adequate training to store staff. This study can help improve management/procurement policies, ordering and delivery systems, better service levels and inventory control of items in the hospital business context. This study can serve as a pilot study to further investigate the overall hospital operations.Originality/valueThis study is an early attempt to develop a decision framework and inventory control system from the perspective of healthcare inventory management. The gaps identified in real hospital scenarios are investigated, and theoretically based-inventory management strategies are applied and proposed.

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Critical-to-life classification for managing inventory in a healthcare supply chain

Cited by 10 publications

References 30 publications

An integrated core competence evaluation framework for portfolio management in the oil industry

An integrated core competence evaluation framework for portfolio management in the oil industry

An Integrated Approach for Improving Logistics Systems: A Case Study of Hospital Logistics

A prescription for efficiency: optimizing the surgical item inventory management practices in a healthcare facility

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