Pharmaceuticals represent a large portion of the costs in the healthcare industry due to the
significant costs of these products and their storage and control requirements. In this work …

A high level of service for medical supplies and effective inventory policies are essential
objectives for all health care industries. Medicine shortages and improper use of …

As supply chain costs constitute a large portion of hospitals' operating expenses and with
$27.7 billion spent by the US hospitals on drugs alone in 2009, improving medication …

Despite the importance and value of the pharmaceutical market, a significant portion of
procurement spending including pharmaceuticals are lost. Coupling poor and reactive …

This paper presents a methodology to find near-optimal joint inventory control policies for
the real case of a one-warehouse, n-retailer distribution system of infusion solutions at a …

The materials management group at any hospital is responsible for ensuring that their
inventory policies provide a good service in delivering products. The group also needs to be …

The practice of patient care is supported by a range of healthcare supply chain management
activities, also referred to by many as healthcare logistics. Improving the efficiency of these …

Most inventory management systems at hospital departments are characterised by lost
sales, periodic reviews with short lead times, and limited storage capacity. We develop two …

To perform diagnosis and treatment, health systems, hospitals, and other patient care
facilities require a wide range of supplies, from masks and gloves to catheters and implants …

Drug shortage is always a critical issue of inventory management in healthcare systems
since it potentially invokes several negative impacts. In supply chain management …