Drug Inventory Control : Case: Thai International Hospital Mahasarakham
Theptong, Jutamas (2010)
Theptong, Jutamas
Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu
2010
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201005139204
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201005139204
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This final thesis was conducted for Thai International Hospital Maharakham, a medium sized private hospital, located in the northeastern region of Thailand. Since drug expenditure is the main component of the hospital’s spending, drug inventory control is an interesting area to study.
The objectives of this research were to analyze the current process of drug inventory control and to find possibility for improvement. Therefore, this paper serves as a proposal to propose the feasible improvement to the pharmacy department. The study was conducted by using qualitative research method. Relevant information was collected from both primary and secondary sources. Literature review, observation at premises and interviews were also carried out during the research. Relevant theories that could be applied to drug inventory management were presented.
After exploring and analyzing the current routine in the hospital pharmacy store, the main concerns were related to purchasing process. It was found that reorder point and order quantity were determined based on arbitrary policy. Findings of this thesis regarding inventory control showed that items in the pharmacy store should be classified and prioritized. Coupling of ABC and VEN analyses has proved to be an efficient and effective tool to classify medicinal products. The matrix retrieved from the combination of these two classification methods can ease up the inventory management by narrowing down number of items that need special attention and high level management.
Different inventory methods such as ROP, EOQ, fixed order interval approach and two-bin analysis were presented and explained. Nine drug groups, generated from coupling ABC and VEN, require different inventory methods and types of management. Therefore, utilization of inventory methods should be decided based on their suitability. The results of this thesis presented two primary steps for implementing drug inventory control. The study can propose the possibilities to improve drug inventory management in the hospital pharmacy.
The objectives of this research were to analyze the current process of drug inventory control and to find possibility for improvement. Therefore, this paper serves as a proposal to propose the feasible improvement to the pharmacy department. The study was conducted by using qualitative research method. Relevant information was collected from both primary and secondary sources. Literature review, observation at premises and interviews were also carried out during the research. Relevant theories that could be applied to drug inventory management were presented.
After exploring and analyzing the current routine in the hospital pharmacy store, the main concerns were related to purchasing process. It was found that reorder point and order quantity were determined based on arbitrary policy. Findings of this thesis regarding inventory control showed that items in the pharmacy store should be classified and prioritized. Coupling of ABC and VEN analyses has proved to be an efficient and effective tool to classify medicinal products. The matrix retrieved from the combination of these two classification methods can ease up the inventory management by narrowing down number of items that need special attention and high level management.
Different inventory methods such as ROP, EOQ, fixed order interval approach and two-bin analysis were presented and explained. Nine drug groups, generated from coupling ABC and VEN, require different inventory methods and types of management. Therefore, utilization of inventory methods should be decided based on their suitability. The results of this thesis presented two primary steps for implementing drug inventory control. The study can propose the possibilities to improve drug inventory management in the hospital pharmacy.