Volume : 5, Issue : 12, December - 2016

EVALUATION OF PROCUREMENT ISSUES AND ASSESSMENT OF LEAD TIME IN A GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE

Abdul Khader Shehna, N. Junior Sundresh, Ajith Kumar Vr, Firosh Khan S

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Introduction</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">The overwhelming increases in indents are dealt by the insufficient procurement department staff, ultimately leading on to increasing internal lead time (ILT). Stocks of pharmaceuticals are also getting depleted on and off due to inconsistency in supply, more requirements, improper stock control, newer drugs, changing market trends and changing clinical guidelines. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Aim<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">To measure category wise procurement lead time which can affect hospital functioning, to identify causes and corrective measures for increased procurement lead time and to identify the influence of legal policy on consistency in supply and procurement system in government sector <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Methods<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Observational study was conducted district government hospital after getting authorization. Data collection was done by primary (personal interview, questionnaire) and secondary (hospital records) sources. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Results<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">9% (4/45) of respondents, even though belonged to the procurement related works, were unaware of the procurement section in office. The section is maintaining ledger for procurement details. </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">Out of the respondents, 60% (27/45) were not satisfied with staff adequacy in the procurement department; but 90% thought that the work done by them was satisfactory.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">In order to decrease procurement lead time these have to be managed promptly and effectively. A good monitoring system at Government level can function as a connecting link between individual Hospital and Government.<o:p></o:p></span></p>