A Business Case Analysis to Determine the Feasibility of a Scrub Management System at Brooke Army Medical Center

Abstract

The subject of this business case analysis is to evaluate the likely costs and benefits of implementing a scrub management system at Brooke Army Medical Center CBAMCj. The scrub management system would track the use. loss, location, and inventory of scrubs. The annual laundering cost for scrubs at BAMC is S76,322. Thus, the medical facility spends approximately $l46,l33 on annual scrub wear. In addition, the Environmental Sen ice Branch cannot monitor the usage and inventory of scrubs on a daily basis. The projected costs of implementing scenario two resulted in a net present value (NPV) of $142K and a return on investment (ROD of 36.4% over five years . The projected costs and revenues associated with scenario one resulted in a NPV of-$730.7K and a ROI of -100% over five years. Based on the financial results and projections, the recommendation is to implement scenario two.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 07, 2009
Accession Number
ADA516521

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  • Tellis L. Carr

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  • Biomedical

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  • Business Administration
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  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health
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