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## Z5 Inventory - Blog

# Z5 Inventory Blog

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## About Z5

The Z5 Inventory blog is brought to you by the geniuses behind[Z5 Count,Z5 Analytics and Z5 Optimization services](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions), which saves hospitals money at every step of your inventory's lifecycle.

Find out how to solve healthcare's $5 Billion inventory waste problem today. Then get back to reading what we have for you from healthcare industry.

 

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## [Service Outages: An Industry Problem That Z5 Has Never Experienced](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/service-outages-an-industry-problem-that-z5-has-never-experienced)

 6/14/2022

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## [2/3 Supply Chain Leaders Have Inaccurate View Of Inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/2-3-supply-chain-leaders-have-inaccurate-view-of-inventory)

 3/9/2021

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## [Version 2.9 Of The Z5 App Eliminates Counting Errors](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/version-2.9-update)

 11/6/2018

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Version 2.9 of the Z5 Inventory App used nationwide to conduct physical inventory counts eliminates counting errors and identifies the location of every product in healthcare facilities.

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## [Revving The App Right Up To The Red Line](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/revving-the-app-right-up-to-the-red-line)

 5/21/2018

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It may seem like it’s all fun and inventory games here at Z5, but we’re working hard all the time to make sure you have the best possible product in your hands. And to that end, let us officially unveil...  
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