Table of Contents
* Materials Management?Basic Concepts
* Stores Management
* Procurement Procedure
* Registration of Firms
* Tender System
* Purchasing
* Purchase, Selection and Audit Committees
* Receipt and Inspection of Stores
* Inventory Control
* Stockless Purchasing
* Stock Verification
* Distribution
* Standardisation
* Codification
* Condemnation and Disposal
* Stock-Outs of Hospital Stores
* Preservation of Stores
* Pilferage
* Stores Documentation
* Role of Computers in Stores Management
* Strategies for Hospital Equipment Planning and Select
*ion Hospital Equipment Utilisation
* Hospital Equipment Repair and Maintenance
* Equipment Audit
* Productivity and Hospital Stores Management
* Arbitration
* Legal and Ethical Aspects in Materials Management
* Import Export Policy
* Letter of Credit
* Import of Goods, Equipment?General Considerations
* Import documentation and Customs Clearance
* Imported Medical Equipment?Procurement Considerations
* Continuous Quality Improvement in Stores Management
* Recent Trends in Hospital Stores Management
* Annexures (I to VIII)
* Abbreviations Used
* Glossary
* Bibliography
* Index