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An MRP System for Surgical Linen Management at a Large Hospital

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Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) has been used extensively in manufacturing and other industries to improve on-time delivery and to reduce costs. In this paper, we illustrate how an MRP-type system was developed to monitor surgical linen at a large teaching hospital. We also describe a bar-code scanning ‘tag and recapture’ study to estimate total inventory. The hospital implemented several changes based upon our recommendations that resulted in time savings and a smoother flow of materials throughout the surgical linen supply chain.

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  1. Sloan Program of Health Management, N 229 MVR Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853

    Liam O'Neill

  2. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, USA

    Michael Murphy (CSS Manager)

  3. Value Analysis Program, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, USA

    David Gray & Terri Stoner

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O'Neill, L., Murphy, M., Gray, D. et al. An MRP System for Surgical Linen Management at a Large Hospital. Journal of Medical Systems 25, 63–71 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005688416572

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