Inventory System Proposal

Up to Date Inventory System for Effective Management of Healthcare Technology

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

JIMMA UNIVERSITY

JIMMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Principal investigators:

1. Hundessa Daba Nemomssa

2. Mohammed Aliy Mohammed

November, 2014 Jimma Declaration

We hereby declare that this proposal/thesis is our original work.

Investigator Name Signature Date

1. Hundessa Daba Nemomssa _______________ ___________

2. Mohammed Aliy Mohammed ________________

In health institution inventory management is done through a manual (paper-based) or computer based system, as determined by the resources available. A manual inventory system relies heavily on the actions of people, which increases the possibility of human error. People might forget to record a transaction or simply miscount the number of goods. This results in needless additional orders that increase the health institution's inventory carrying costs and use up precious storage space. A computerized inventory management system makes everything from inputting information to taking inventory easier. Doing a hand count of inventory can take days, but with a computerized inventory management system, the same process can be done in a matter of hours. With a manual system, the data is only as accurate and up to date as the last hand count. With a computerized inventory management system, the management team can pull a report and instantly see how many units are on the floor, how many have sold and which products are selling the fastest

The sample data will be added to the web based inventory to test the system.

Figure 3.1 Project design overview

3.2 Population

The target health institutions for this study will be the health institution under federal administration and those under all region of the country. Once the system is successfully implemented it will be extended to facility level.

3.3 Sampling frame

The research sampling frame that will be used in this study is random sampling to obtain a more scientific result that could be used to represent the entirety of the population. A sample of one hospital from each region and administrative cities, a total of eleven hospitals, will be acquired for analysis.

S.No Name of Hospital Region/City

1 Jimma University Specialized Hospital (JUSH) Oromia

2 University of Gondor Hospital Amhara

3 Ayder Referral Hospital Tigray

4 Hawassa Referral Hospital SNNP

5 St. Paul hospital Addis Abeba

6 Din Chora referral hospital Dire Dhawa

7 Melles Zenawi memorial Hospital Somalia

8 Gambella Hospital Gambella

9 Any one from the four hospitals