Medical Simulation Model to Compare SAMMS Inventory Policy with the AverageRequisition Quantity Inventory Policy

摘要

The Directorate of Medical Materiel has been experiencing an increase in thenumber of backorders established, and a corresponding reduction in supply availability. Therefore, the Directorate requested that Headquarters, DLa authorize a test of a requisition policy, called the Requisition Optimization concept, that 'optimizes' the issue of assets for items at or near a critical stock position. The Requisition Optimization Quantity concept looks at tissue priority group two (2) and three (3) requisitions and predetermines which will be filled and which will automatically go on backorder. The concept ratios the stock of items in a critical position, i.e., less than 30 days of issuable stock, by putting larger requisitions on backorder and utilizing that stock to fill smaller requisitions. The size of the issue priority group 2 and 3 requisitions that are automatically backordered is determined by looking at their size in relation to the average size of a requisition received for that NSN. Keywords: Requisition optimization, IPG, Average requisition quantity, Medical simulation model, SAMMS, ARQ, Inventory policy, Logistics. (JG)