Housley C E
Hospitals. 1977 Jun 16;51(12):103-5.
Distribution is an integral part of the supply process; a product or supply has little value until it is in the hands of those who can use it. The traditional "reverse distribution process," in which nursing or other departmental personnel go down to central stores to pick up any needed materials, results in a costly, inefficient use of manpower. When choosing a supply system, one of the foremost considerations that a hospital should keep in mind is how the supply or product will be delivered to where it can be used.
配送是供应流程中不可或缺的一部分；一种产品或物资在交到能够使用它的人手中之前几乎没有价值。传统的“逆向配送流程”，即护理人员或其他部门人员前往中央仓库领取所需物资，会导致人力成本高昂且效率低下。在选择供应系统时，医院应首要考虑的因素之一是供应品或产品将如何送达其可被使用的地点。
