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A busy urology surgical supply core has decided on performing a 5S (Sort, Set, S

ID: 136433 • Letter: A

Question

A busy urology surgical supply core has decided on performing a 5S (Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) Lean project. There are 8 Operating Rooms supplied by the core. Th e core area has 14 technicians, three supervisors, 29 standard surgical kits, and 2,134 items currently inventoried in the core area. The first step the core should do is which of the following? O Measure current inventory levels O Determine the visual controls required O Place the most frequently used items near the ORs O Post a visual map of the core area

Explanation / Answer

Answer is option A. First the inventory list should be maintained. This will indicate if there is less items in the OT so that if there is any shortage it can be intended before hand to prevent chaos.