CASE STUDIES: HMMS | Operational Review

Situation

Healthcare Materials Management Services (HMMS) is a joint venture between London Health Sciences and St Joseph’s Health Care London, created in 1997 to integrate and consolidate the functions of purchasing, accounts payable, inventory management and logistics.

HMMS engaged Logihedron to conduct a review of their current operations and provide Technical Consulting Services for Logistics and Warehouse Resource Optimization.

Analysis and RECOMMENDATIONS

Logihedron conducted an in depth analysis of the existing warehouse and put forth recommendations that included;

• Reconfiguration of the pallet racking
• Relocation of carousels (Horizontal)
• Reconfiguration of Horizontal carousels
• Adding of conveyor
• Changes to computer systems for enhanced productivity
• New locator system
• Centralize all picking to central warehouse and away from sites
• Downsize site inventories by 70%
• Change and add shifts to workday
• Eliminate weekend orders
• Alter transportation equipment

Results

HMMS incorporated many of Logihedron’s recommendations and experienced greater efficiencies resulting better patient care. See quote below:

“Logihedron demonstrated flexibility, expertise and professionalism in a collaborative manner that contributed to an increase in warehouse productivity, upwards of 20%. This has had a clearly positive impact on our operations, enabling us to increase capacity, and expand ourservice offerings to our customers.”

– General Manager, HMMS