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The Z5 Inventory blog is brought to you by the geniuses behind Count, Reallocate, Buy, 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 the ridiculous gifs we found this week. 

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Waiting Out Disruption, Plus Other Unsustainable Business Practices | Five To Save

6/1/2022

Supply chain pros are frequently obligated to deprioritize personal and professional goals to address industry shortcomings. Nowhere is that problem more frequent than healthcare.

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Topics: Z5 Count Software, inventory valuation, reallocation, excess inventory, disruption, survey data, healthcare inventory, natural disasters, hospital supply chain, coronavirus, covid-19, career advice, case study, medical supply chain jobs, inventory management system, results, loss and expiration avoidance, climate change, white papers

5 Steps To Improve Your Valuation Experience & Results: A New White Paper From Z5

5/24/2022

Whether they happen annually, biannually, or more often, you've always got a physical inventory valuation coming up. How's your prep going for the next one?

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Topics: Baylor Scott & White, physical inventory count, Z5 Count Software, inventory valuation, reallocation, inventory management software, savings, survey data, apple app store, case study, medical supply chain tracking software, inventory optimization, loss and expiration avoidance, medical and surgical supplies, financial risk, white papers, downloads, checklists, google play store

A Guide To Turning Your Pharmacy Count Into An Opportunity For Savings

2/1/2022
1 Comment Written by Alex Diamond

Pharmacies have the ability to use their inventory data to produce much more than a list of quantities and values. Whether they’re independent or part of a hospital, most pharmacies could be experiencing massive savings, but most don’t realize they already have all the resources necessary.

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, inventory valuation, reallocation, drug shortages, buying medical supplies, service system for hospital inventory, cycle count, medical and surgical supplies, pharmacy inventory, pharmacies, annual inventory, hospital pharmacies, inventory count software

2/3 Supply Chain Leaders Have Inaccurate View Of Inventory

3/9/2021

How do you measure up?

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Topics: selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, reallocation, app, savings, beckers, donating medical supplies, buying medical supplies, steward health care, medical supply chain tracking software, service system for hospital inventory, inventory management system, inventory management

Your Inventory Is Looking A Little Sketchy

6/18/2018

Luckily we know some people who might be able to help.

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, inventory valuation, supply chain, supply chain management, inventory management software, videos, medical supply, savings, animation, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Revving The App Right Up To The Red Line

5/21/2018

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...
(insert trumpet sound here – but, like, a happy one, not a sad one)

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, healthcare, reallocation, iOS, supply chain management, inventory management software, updates, app, redline, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Carl Says: Don't Leave Savings On The Shelf

4/23/2018

If you think that sounds like he's about to scold you, you don't know Carl.

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Topics: austin startup, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, healthcare, supply chain, inventory, reallocation, Z5 Reallocate, iOS, supply chain management, inventory management software, videos, youtube, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Z5 Inventory Version 2.6 - iPhone Support at Last!

2/21/2018
0 Comments Written by Shane Pratt

We have been producing the Z5 Inventory Platform and App exclusively on iPad for several years now. Finally we upped our device game with Version 2.6 to include an iPhone app. You will find all the same features you have come to know and love on the iPad, now all available to anyone with an iPhone.  

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, healthcare, supply chain, inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

How Your Physical Inventory Can Set You Up for Tremendous Savings

2/6/2018

We have a customer in the Northeast who has about a dozen hospitals. They have used Z5 Count to conduct a number of physical inventories and are very pleased with their results as well as the improvements to the overall inventory process for their staff. Like many hospitals, inventory was a means to an end. Meaning they took a count and posted a number in their financials. Once this was done, they declared victory and moved on to other projects and challenges. Does this sound familiar to you?

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, healthcare, inventory, reallocation, Z5 Reallocate, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Version 2.5 - The Fastest, Most Efficient Way to Count and Value Medical Supply - Is Now Available

1/9/2018
0 Comments Written by Shane Pratt

We recently dropped Version 2.5 of the Z5 Inventory Platform and App, eliminating the need for archaic, inaccurate paper counts and enabling the identification of slow and excess inventory for the purpose of expiration avoidance.   

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, healthcare, supply chain, inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory