Logistics in the health sector

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

This project aims to analyse a hospital’s logistic processes and to find strategies to improve it’s efficacy. As a result of the literature review and the study of Faro Hospital’s practices, it was possible to make some proposals, leading to a more efficient use of the resources. Consignment contracts with the suppliers, to use an existent hangar as the unique consumption materials’ warehouse, employ inventory management techniques widely used in other industries and create advanced warehouses inside the main hospital departments, are the key recommendations of this project. These ideas can be applied to other hospitals, helping to reduce costs and improve levels of quality in the health sector.