A Comparative Study of DoD and Civilian Hospital Inventory Management Systems

Author

Karen A. Lemay

Date of Award

12-1991

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis was to determine if one method of inventory management would standardize procedures and minimize costs for Department of Defense and civilian hospitals. This was accomplished by conducting a comparative analysis of inventory management systems, used at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio; Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio; and Evans US Army Community Hospital, Ft. Carson, Colorado. The literature review examined various inventory management methods used for both general and hospital specific inventories. The thesis concluded that, although different automated systems were used at the three hospitals studied, the basis of each inventory management system was Economic Order Quantity (EQQ). The changes desired by all the individuals interviewed were in the user interface to the automated systems, not in the method by which inventories were maintained. EQQ is a satisfactory method of inventory management for DOD and civilian hospitals.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GIR-LSM-91D-11

DTIC Accession Number

ADA243882

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted.

Presented to the Faculty of the School of Systems and Logistics

Recommended Citation

Lemay, Karen A., "A Comparative Study of DoD and Civilian Hospital Inventory Management Systems" (1991). Theses and Dissertations. 7453.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/7453