Suppliers of medical equipment to doctors globally.
Smith & Nephew was managing their inventory with branch managers telephonically informing one another of the movement inventory around the country and updating an excel spreadsheet which was emailed daily to all stakeholders.
If Dr Smith at Helen Joseph is scheduled to perform a heart bypass surgery, the pack required to perform the surgery would be identified.
If the required pack is not available at the local branch, inventory from Durban or Cape Town can be booked and reserved for the scheduled date.
The solution is a web-based scheduling tool that gives respective branch managers visibility of inventory across different branches nationally.
Instruments within the packs can also be itemized and accounted for before and after the procedure - with technologies that their customers expect and are familiar with.
