Assessment

Supply Chain Stockout Risk & Prioritization Assessment

Interactive assessment to identify critical clinical supplies, capture consumption and lead-time data, rate clinical and operational criticality, select mitigation options, and save prioritized actions for follow-up.

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Supply Chain Stockout Risk & Prioritization Assessment

Use this assessment to identify which supply shortages create the greatest clinical and operational risk and to prioritize mitigation actions. Enter item details, provide consumption and lead-time data, rate criticality factors, choose mitigation options, and record a communication and action plan. Calculations shown are guidance; record recommended values and owners so teams can act and track results.

Short description used in clinical requests.
Vendor SKU or internal code.
Where the stock is held or primarily used.
Quantity currently available at this location.
Existing par level used by the team.
Average consumption measured over a representative period.
Optional: standard deviation of daily usage to capture variability.
Typical time from reorder to receipt for this item.
Optional: variability in lead time (standard deviation).
How much would a stockout directly harm patients? (1=minimal, 5=severe)
1.0 10.0
How much would a stockout disrupt operations or cause cancellations? (1=minimal, 5=severe)
1.0 10.0
How costly or difficult to substitute this item or manage alternatives? (1=easy/low cost, 5=difficult/high cost)
1.0 10.0
After reviewing the data and ratings, choose a prioritization level.
Optional: suggested safety stock. Guidance: for service-level approach use Z*σ_LT*√LT or a simplified approximation. Example guidance: use Z=1.65 for ~95% service level and consider both usage and lead-time variability.
Select actions to reduce stockout risk.
Note unit cost, expiration risk, storage constraints, and whether increasing stock risks waste.
Vendor contact, typical performance, minimum order quantity, and escalation contact.
Who to notify, preferred channels, and pre-approved messages for potential shortages.
List up to three actions in order with owners and target dates (e.g., '1) Contact alternate vendor — Sarah — 2026-09-10').
YYYY-MM-DD
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