One of the major areas of concern to Hospital Management as well as front-line staff is Medical Supplies Management, for the OR as well as the rest of the hospital. High levels of inventory, leading to low inventory turns, have very high costs for hospital systems, as do frequent shortages, excessive handling and resupply effort, and a lack of organization and housekeeping. The authors of Lean in the OR and Quick Changeover in the OR have just completed Supplies Management in the OR, and the book will be available in paperback by March 25.The following topics are included in this 100-page book:Chapter 1: The Benefits of Optimized Supplies ManagementChapter 2: Seven Reasons Why “Par” Doesn’t Work WellChapter 3: A Brief History of the Kanban MethodChapter 4: Kanban Basics: The Two-Bin MethodChapter 5: No Space: Optimizing Supplies StorageChapter 6: Advanced Kanban: Multi-bin and Single UseChapter 7: Converting Skeptics: Kanban Versus Par SimulationChapter 8: Managing Supplies Inside the OR SuiteChapter 9: Managing “A” and “B” Items in the ORChapter 10: Perpetual Inventory Systems in the ORChapter 11: Sustaining the Kanban System in the ORChapter 12: Case History: Kanban in the ORChapter 13: Kaizen: Guidelines for Making it Happen