Authors: Mohammad Shbool, Manuel Rossetti
Conference: Proceedings of the 2017 Industrial and Systems Engineering Conference
Abstract:
Physicians’ preference items (PPIs) contribute to 61% of total supply expenditure [1]. In [2] it was found that 39.1% of total items in healthcare organization are PPIs. Stock keeping unit (SKU) proliferation is an issue for healthcare organizations, of which PPIs is a major contributor to the problem. The item selection process is done based on value analysis at best, which is accomplished through discussions by a cross functional team on the candidate items. This process is highly subjective. This work uses multiple-objective decision analysis (MODA) to develop a mathematical structured framework for the PPIs selection decision process. This paper offers two main contributions: characterization of the PPI selection problem by defining the criteria used in evaluating alternatives, and implementing a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methodology for the decision that can be used in practice.