INVENTORY MANAGEMENT IN A PHARMACY AT THE CITY OF JOAO PESSOA

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  • Núbia Rodrigues Ribeiro

Abstract

This article suggests a method of inventory management for a small firm of pharmacies. This document describes two main methods of inventory management. The first method refers to a traditional approach to push the stock and the second to the JIT (Just in Time) to pull the stock. The pharmacy evaluated has not any management system and there was suggest, for the moment, the classical system Replacement Ownership (variable quantity and fixed period). The method suggested will minimize the impact on inventory management, because more than one product is purchased from the same vendor and the requests for various items can occur at different times. Another recommendation was to survey the ABC curve of items and the use of a computerized inventory management. DESCRIPTORS: Organization and Administration. Pharmacy. Quality Management.

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Published

2010-08-24

How to Cite

Ribeiro, N. R. (2010). INVENTORY MANAGEMENT IN A PHARMACY AT THE CITY OF JOAO PESSOA. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 13(3), 85–92. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/rbcs/article/view/3445

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