Supply chain tip of the week: Focus on stock room management for quick supply chain savings

Mismanaged stock rooms can significantly increase soft costs like staff time. However, this is one of the most avoidable supply chain mistakes for most health systems.

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Knowing exactly where products live in the stock room limits the amount of time staff spends looking for product, giving them more time to treat patients. This both reduces soft costs and increases staff satisfaction.

 In addition, regularly organizing your stock room helps to avoid throwing away expired product. If staff don’t know where to find items, they will not know where to return them. Returning product to the wrong location ultimately leads to expiring product and a sunk cost. Regular reorganization can also help to catch these mistakes more easily.

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