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Applying Inventory Control Practices Within The Sisters Of Mercy Health Care Supply Chain, Server Apras
Applying Inventory Control Practices Within The Sisters Of Mercy Health Care Supply Chain, Server Apras
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This research lays a foundation for the better understanding of the application and acceptance of more advanced inventory control practices within the health care supply chain. The demand characteristics and optimal control policies for pharmaceutical items within a multi-echelon provider network are examined within the framework of a case study. Demand forecasting algorithms were applied to forecast demand for inventory control procedures. A spreadsheet-based inventory planning tool was used to minimize the inventory holding and ordering costs subject to fill rate constraints. The costs of inventory control models are compared to the current ordering and inventory control strategies to document …