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5. The Inventory Manager will make sure AVImark is adjusted weekly on Thursday by noon.
He/she will also make sure the order sheets are turned in weekly. The inventory manager turns
in the “Weekly Areas of Inventory Checklist” to Director of Admin by 5 PM every Thursday. This
form can be found in the hospital manual under “Forms” or “Inventory Manager” folders.

6. The Inventory Manager will place orders and do any needed shopping at least once weekly as
needed. There should never be a need for emergency shopping if the above procedures are
followed.

7. The Department Managers or Inventory Manager will train each employee correctly in counting
their areas of responsibility weekly, filling out the weekly form correctly, and monitoring the
quantities we use on a weekly basis.

Drill/Quiz for Weekly Areas of Responsibility Training (VERBAL answering and discussing):

1. Name the 7 areas of the hospital under “Weekly Areas of Responsibility”.
2. How many sheets should you get each week from the individuals? When are they due?
3. What would you do if you don’t have all _ sheets from the individuals? How are you going to
assure you will have all the sheets turned in each week?
4. What spreadsheet do you turn in every week about this? Where do you find it? Who do you
turn it in to? What is the deadline for YOU to turn it in each week?
5. When is inventory adjusted for the amount we actually have in stock? Who does it
6. Inventory items in AVImark turn red when we need them. How many days of a supply do we
need to have when it turns red? Why? Explain how it turns red.
7. Describe a couple of things that could happen if:
a. We don’t adjust AVImark for what we actually have in an area.
b. An item turns red when we only have two days of a product left.

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