ABSTRACT
Healthcare professionals are working as hard as they can already, and many suffer from burn-out caused by working long hours. There are drug mix-ups, medicine shortages and a host of other healthcare related issues facing publishers. One of the problems facing all healthcare facilities is the area of inventory of medicines, supplies, etc. It seems that hospitals are often running out of an important Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) when it's needed most. To guard against these SKU stock-outs, often the size of the inventory is increased, and even though there's more inventory in the hospital stock room, shortages occur. One of the Theory of Constraints Thinking Process tools is the Conflict Resolution Diagram, the purpose of which is to visualize and resolve conflicts. The assumption is that the purchase price per SKU could be driven to the lowest possible level by buying in bulk, and the company would save the maximum amount of money on their purchase.
