1. Berling, R.J., Jr., and Geppi, J.T., Hospitals can cut materials cost by managing supply pipeline.Healthcare Financial Manag. 43(4):19?26, 1989.
2. Blake, W., Duerkop, L., and McNally, P., Measuring cost savings in the operating room: A matter of FOCUS.Hosp. Mat. Manag. Quart. 12(2):9?15, 1990.
3. Harrell, C., A simple process for controlling operating room specialized inventory.Hosp. Mat. Manag. Quart. 12(2):65?68, 1990.
4. Hien Van Tran, D.C., Randall, W., Wells, C., ?Manufactures' inventory management for hospitals.Inf. Strat. 6(1):10?15, 1989.
5. Kapur, R., and Moberg, C., Evaluating inventory turns for a hospital environment.Comput Ind. Eng. 13(1?4):73?77, 1987.