As colder weather sets in and year-end total inventory looms, parasiticides need to be looked at strategically.
Use history, inventories on hand and trends to allow for the proper adjustments to reorder points and quantities. Sarah Wooten, DVM, shares tips to get a handle on parasiticides and other inventory items since the holidays often reduce client traffic.
Source: Veterinary Economics, November 9, 2017.
Dr. Wooten recommends developing an inventory strategist. Here is a more specific job description for a veterinary practice inventory superhero:
- Manage and order retail and OTC products
- Manage and order cleaning supplies and customer care hospitality products
- Develop and maintain good relationships with vendors and meet them on a regular basis
- Stock all workstations twice a day
- Stock the hospital pharmacy once a day
- Stock food displays once a day
- Stock retail displays once a day.
INSIGHTS: It is important with parasiticides to review customer purchases and make calls to those who purchased only six months of product. Also, as the inventory functions are developed, it is critical that inventory becomes a team project to ensure the specialist can keep abreast of the daily movement of key items.