Policies For The Acquisition And Management Of Medical-Hospital Materials In A Public Hospital Network
ABC/XYZ matrix, inventory management, medical-hospital supplies, public procurement
This research aims to propose acquisition and stock management policies through material classifications using the ABC/XYZ matrix in a hospital network. Some models were also tested to optimize the delivery of such items to the network units, from the central warehouse. It is an applied study developed in the Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais (FHEMIG), the largest network of public hospitals in Latin America, and considered medical-hospital materials. The research, based on these two analyzes, constructed the matrix ABC/XYZ, obtaining of the items, which allowed to suggest replacement policies for the foundation, and consequently, establish security stocks, order point and lots of purchases, considering the resources maintenance of health care activities and the current rules of acquisition, imposed on public agencies and entities, such as the price registration system. It is concluded that to observe exclusively the financial value (ABC Curve) is not the most appropriate, since there are expensive items that are used less regularly, while some materials are relatively cheaper and have regular demand, which shows that other criteria should be analyzed to classify the inventory. Such classification is relevant given the variability of the items and to allow a management more appropriate to the use and rotation of the inputs. As for the distribution of the materials, after testing some scenarios, it is demonstrated that the adoption of vehicles with greater capacity can optimize the deliveries, reducing the costs of the contract.