Pharmaceutical Logistics at the 121st General Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Abstract
The United States Forces Korea has continued to deter North Korean aggression and the l2l St. General Hospital (121 St. GH) has provided health care support during this period. The 121st GH pharmacy is an integral piece in the provision of health care in Korea. The purpose of the study is to determine the indicators of effective pharmacy support and determine if our current pharmaceutical logistics practice is efficient. The study reports an innovative application of multivariate approaches to predict order ship time (OST). The sample consists of 122 days of pharmaceutical requisitions. Pharmaceutical logistics data are used to estimate a multiple regression model of OST for demand satisfaction and accommodation, requisition cost and volume and source of supply. Multivariate correlations among five independent variables and the dependent variable, OST, are calculated. The average OST is 6.99 days. Demand satisfaction, requisition volume and source of supply measures make statistically significant contributions to the shared variance in overall OST, and yield an R(exp 2) of .225 (F(5, 116)= 6.72; p < .0001). The study's results, its usefulness for enhancing leadership's ability to evaluate pharmaceutical logistics, and its implications for current systems are discussed. By improving pharmaceutical logistics, the 121st General Hospital may deliver better health care on the Korean peninsula.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA432702
Entities
People
- Roger S. Giraud