ANALYSIS OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT FOR PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICAL DISPOSABLE IN XYZ HOSPITAL

• Main Author: Maranatha, Johanna
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/73415
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The Indonesian society's growing health consciousness has prompted the government's active involvement in promoting public health. Budget allocation has been increased to enhance the quality of healthcare services. Pharmacies play a crucial role in supporting hospitals by meeting their equipment needs. The budget allotted for medical disposables constitutes a significant portion of the hospital budget, accounting for 35%. Medical disposables directly impact healthcare quality and patient recovery, making high-quality materials essential. However, managing warehouse inventory in hospitals is challenging due to unpredictable events like warfare, viruses, and natural disasters. These uncontrollable circumstances make effective supply chain management crucial to prevent losses. This research focuses on examining the understock or overstock issue of medical disposables in a hospital in Bandung, since the pharmacy not apply specific inventory management system. This research method is quantitative approach with source data from August 2022 to April 2023. The research uses the continuous review policy to compare actual and ideal stock levels, and ABC analysis prioritizes products for improved effectiveness through cycle counting in the pharmacy. The findings indicate that Hospital XYZ currently faces an overstock situation with medical disposables, presenting an opportunity for cost savings of IDR 306.827.266,28.