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This document provides an overview of problems with the current inventory management system at a hospital and proposes researching solutions. It begins with an introduction and profile of the hospital, describing its objectives, business activities, and organizational structure. The current system is then examined, noting limitations and objectives. Problems are identified through a SWOT analysis and prioritized using a matrix. Key issues include outdated equipment, a manual paper-based system lacking partitioning and linkages between departments. The document reviews the healthcare industry and related academic studies on improving hospital inventory management. It proposes performing background research, orienting at the hospital, collecting and analyzing inventory data, making observations, conducting interviews and referencing online materials to understand the current system and identify a problem statement.

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This document provides an overview of problems with the current inventory management system at a hospital and proposes researching solutions. It begins with an introduction and profile of the hospital, describing its objectives, business activities, and organizational structure. The current system is then examined, noting limitations and objectives. Problems are identified through a SWOT analysis and prioritized using a matrix. Key issues include outdated equipment, a manual paper-based system lacking partitioning and linkages between departments. The document reviews the healthcare industry and related academic studies on improving hospital inventory management. It proposes performing background research, orienting at the hospital, collecting and analyzing inventory data, making observations, conducting interviews and referencing online materials to understand the current system and identify a problem statement.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROBLEMS AND ITS SETTING .............................................................................................................. 1


INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 1
A, COMPANY PROFILE ................................................................................................................................. 1
i. Hospital Objectives .................................................................................................................. 2
ii. Nature of Business and Products ............................................................................................. 4
iii Organizational Structure ........................................................................................................... 6
B. PRESENT SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................ 7
i. System Limits .................................................................................................................. ……..8
ii. System Objectives .................................................................................................................... 9
iii. Partitioning and Linkages.......................................................................................................10
People and Personnel…………………………………………………………………………….10
Partition on Materials …………………………………………………………………………...11
Methods and Process …………………………………………………………………………….12
Machine and Equipment ………………………………………………………………….……..19
C. PROBLEM STATEMENT .................................................................................................................21
i. Situation Appraisal .................................................................................................................21
SWOT Analysis ……………………………………………………………………………….…21
Strengths …………………………………………….......................................................22
Weaknesses ……………………………………………………………………………….....23
Opportunities ……………………………………………………………………………..…23
Threats ...………………………………………………………………………………….....24
ii Problem Prioritization ……………………………………………………………………………….25
SWOT SUG MATRIX …………………………………………………………………….27
Iii Problem Statement ..................................................................................................................32
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ................................................................................................32
A. INDUSTRY PROFILE .......................................................................................................................32
i. Industry Participants and Market Share....……...…………………………………………………….32
Income and expenses …………………………………………………………………………….35
ii. Value added ………………………………………………………………………………………………36
iii. Health care Financing ………………………………………………………………………………….37
iv. Manpower ……………………………………………………………………………………………......39
INDUSTRY APPRAISAL ………………………………………………………………………....40
B REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES………………………………………………………………...41
i. Introduction ...............................................................................................................................42
ii. Inventory Management Principles ……………………………………………………………………42
iii. Inventory Model Used in Public Hospitals…………………………………………………………..43
iv. Inventory Practice in Public Hospitals……………………………………………………………….43
v. Optimization of Medical Supplies …………………………………………………………………….44
vi. Computer Based Inventory System ………………………………………………………………...…44
vii. Lean Inventory …………………………………………………………………………………………..45
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY PERFORMED ....................................................................................45
A, BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................45
B. HOSPITAL ORIENTATION .....................................................................................................................45
C. DATA SOURCING ……………………………………………………………………………………..46
D. DATA ANALYSIS ……………………………………………………………………………………...46
E. VISUAL OBSERVATION ……………………………………………………………………………….46
F. INTERVIEW ………………………………………………………………………………………..…46
G. ON –LINE REFERENCING ……………………………………………………………………………..46

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