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1. Inventory ManagementBy: Meghan Mattson Athletic Trainers have a financial reasonability to maintain control over the inventory of sports medicine equipment and supplies Richard Ray
2. Why is Inventory Management Important? It helps to increase efficiency
Errors in inventory and supply management can equal Financial hardships
3. Definition Inventory is the amount of materials or products kept in storage or currently available items
-James M. Rankin
Athletic Training Management, Concepts and Applications
4. Definition cont. Inventory Management is the process of controlling equipment and supply stocks to maximize your supplies most effectively.
5. The keys to Inventory Management Acquiring an adequate supply to meet production
Providing safety stock in case of the unexpected
Investing in inventory wisely
Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records
6. Tracking Your Supplies Inventory Regularly
Check expendable supplies at least once a month.
Sites with Multiply training rooms should check inventory stock at each location once a week.
Gather reports of satellites to create a monthly inventory report.
7. Storage Centralize Storage
Keep in one location for easier management.
Marys Office (tape)
Zimmerli Building (everything else)
Helps to keep attentive to supply levels.
Prevents sudden or unexpected shortages.
8. Monitoring Automate the Inventory Process
Develop a continuous monitoring system
Easy and Quick access to inventory status
Computer and/or Manual
9. Monitoring cont. Computer
Lots of software's you can purchase
http://www.netsuite.com/portal/resource/edemo_main.shtml
Excel Spreadsheet
Computer
Sport Medicine Supple Checkout Form
Index Card
10. Restrict Access
Primary Cause to inventory control breakdown
To many chiefs not enough Indians
Policies and Procedures
Who do you think should have access?
How would you control flow in and out of supply room?
11. Reminder System Reorder
Based on inventory findings
X-marks the spot
Season
Fall, Winter, Spring and summer
Self Preference
12. Any Questions????