Material Management System Flashcards
This system can be used to manage functions like purchasing, accounting, inventory management, and patient supply charges.
Material Management Information System (MMIS)
MCQ:
- It can be used as a first step in the process of purchasing.
- This is used internally to identify a need for an item.
- It is a document that is made by a user to notify the purchasing department regarding needed items and services.
A. Purchase Request
B. Purchase Quotation
C. Purchase Order
Purchase Request
MCQ:
- It allows one to track the vendor quotations for items
A. Purchase Request
B. Purchase Quotation
C. Purchase Order
B. Purchase Quotation
In order to create multiple quotations, what would be purchasing used?
Purchase Quotation Wizard (SAP Business One)
State that inventory is one of the biggest expenses for most medical institutions.
plays an important role in refining the quality of healthcare services and different strategies could be employed to ensure efficiency.
Inventory Control
What are the FOUR strategies on how to improve inventory control within healthcare facilities by Johnston (2014)?
- Making sure shippers are accurate
- Alignment with sales projections
- Compliance with regulations
- Establishing buying cycles
MCQ:
- This is what is known as buying cycles
- Avoiding shortages and overshoot in supplies
- This strategy makes for proactive system rather than a reactive one
A. Making sure shippers are accurate
B. Alignment with sales projections
C. Compliance with regulations
D. Establishing buying cycles
D. Establishing buying cycles
MCQ:
- Most suppliers of medical products employ third-party shippers and ensure that the correct supplies reach the warehouse
- This tracking system has the ability to detect errors in filling orders
- It has a feature that can tell properly handled from mishandled medical supplies during transit
A. Making sure shippers are accurate
B. Alignment with sales projections
C. Compliance with regulations
D. Establishing buying cycles
A. Making sure shippers are accurate
MCQ:
- This is where inventory control plays its part as it aids in establishing a more efficient system in a medical company
- This favor is NOT ONLY the healthcare providers but also their suppliers
- The effective inventory control system can significantly maintain responsiveness of the company and it will eliminate the probability of implementing bodies of regulations
A. Making sure shippers are accurate
B. Alignment with sales projections
C. Compliance with regulations
D. Establishing buying cycles
C. Compliance with regulations
MCQ:
- Medical fields are highly vulnerable to inaccuracy
- Keeping a record of inventory against actual sales is necessary
- Waste is averted, monetary expenditure is well-managed, and medical companies are enabled to identify never-before-seen trends
A. Making sure shippers are accurate
B. Alignment with sales projections
C. Compliance with regulations
D. Establishing buying cycles
B. Alignment with sales projections
True or False
In the Material Management System, the INVENTORY ITEM MAINTENANCE screen has many sections.
True
It is used for the maintenance of the attributes of an inventory item such as product type, item class, item type, etc.
Item tab
It is formed specifies inventory levels across all warehouses.
Item availability
This applies to the distribution and retail industries where the goods for sale are fast-moving.
Item indents and issues
It is the minimum quantity of an item that a company has in stock.
Re-order level
It is a basic re-ordering method implemented in many ERPs and other inventory management software.
Min/Max inventory ordering method
The value is representative of a stock level that follows the re-order.
Min
The value is representative of a new target interpreted as the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ).
Max
It is the starting point of a sale or purchase process.
Lead to getting information from a vendor/supplier for the requirement at hand.
Lead to establishing a connection with the right vendor/supplier in order to get a quotation, place an order, and receive the requirements.
Enquiries
It consists of various pieces of vital information of a requirement towards a sale/purchase.
It consists of important information such as prices, delivery times, delivery details, payment terms, taxation, etc.
Quotations
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In business or commerce, an __ is a stated intention, either spoken or written, to engage in a commercial transaction for specific products or services.
Order