No company can achieve effective inventory management with a system that simply produces utilization, or adjusted patient-day usage reports. Effective inventory management must include control of the entire inventory cycle—from injecting, to processing and restocking. By fully managing this supply chain, it’s possible to create accurate information that can be used for material and cost containment. This article highlights the efforts of a laundry to move from bulk processing to an exchange-cart system.
 
HandCraft Services Inc., Richmond, VA, contracted with Computer Software Architects, Bath, ME, to replace their existing route-accounting system with one that could provide route ...