Procurement Innovation
Consignment Inventory Model for Trauma Implants
Restructuring implant supply to a consignment model reduced case cancellations for unavailable sizes without increasing capital tied up in stock.
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Specialty
Trauma & Fracture Care
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Published
21 Aug 2024
Research type
Quality Improvement
Abstract
Demo abstract. A hospital-level procurement redesign replaced case-by-case indenting with a consignment set held on site and reconciled monthly.
Description
Baseline data showed that a small number of implant sizes accounted for most cancellations.
The consignment agreement was structured around usage data rather than vendor-proposed set contents.
Innovation / discovery
Set composition was driven by twelve months of actual usage data, which shifted the negotiation from list price to availability guarantees.
Surgical / procedural method
Retrospective usage analysis, consignment contract, monthly reconciliation, tracking of cancellation causes before and after.
Research findings
- Cancellations attributable to implant unavailability fell markedly in the demo dataset.
- Expired-stock write-offs were negligible after the first reconciliation cycle.
- Theatre staff reported less last-minute vendor coordination.
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