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. 2016 Oct;45(10):1288-1299.

SPD-based Logistics Management Model of Medical Consumables in Hospitals

Tongzhu Liu  1 , Aizong Shen  2 , Xiaojian Hu  3 , Guixian Tong  2 , Wei Gu  2 , Shanlin Yang  3
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SPD-based Logistics Management Model of Medical Consumables in Hospitals

Tongzhu Liu et al. Iran J Public Health. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Background: With the rapid development of health services, the progress of medical science and technology, and the improvement of materials research, the consumption of medical consumables (MCs) in medical activities has increased in recent years. However, owing to the lack of effective management methods and the complexity of MCs, there are several management problems including MC waste, low management efficiency, high management difficulty, and frequent medical accidents. Therefore, there is urgent need for an effective logistics management model to handle these problems and challenges in hospitals.

Methods: We reviewed books and scientific literature (by searching the articles published from 2010 to 2015 in Engineering Village database) to understand supply chain related theories and methods and performed field investigations in hospitals across many cities to determine the actual state of MC logistics management of hospitals in China.

Results: We describe the definition, physical model, construction, and logistics operation processes of the supply, processing, and distribution (SPD) of MC logistics because of the traditional SPD model. With the establishment of a supply-procurement platform and a logistics lean management system, we applied the model to the MC logistics management of Anhui Provincial Hospital with good effects.

Conclusion: The SPD model plays a critical role in optimizing the logistics procedures of MCs, improving the management efficiency of logistics, and reducing the costs of logistics of hospitals in China.

Keywords: Hospital; Logistics management; Medical consumables; SPD.

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Physical model of the SPD model
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Structure of the SPD model
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Supply management of the SPD model
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Processing management of the SPD model
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Distribution management of the SPD model
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Supply-procurement platform of Anhui Provincial Hospital
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Logistics lean management system of Anhui Provincial Hospital
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