How does SLP manage inventory for clients?
Inventory management in regulated medical programs requires lot-level accountability, expiration date management, and real-time visibility that keeps program managers ahead of stockouts and compliance risks before they become operational crises. Strategic Lab Partners manages client inventory within SLP CONNECT, providing a continuously updated system of record that covers every component and finished kit from receipt through consumption.
Inventory management typically includes:
Practical applications:
- Maintaining lot-level inventory records in SLP CONNECT that track quantity, expiration, and quarantine status.
- Generating automated reorder alerts when kit inventory approaches program-defined safety stock thresholds.
- Applying FEFO (first-expired, first-out) logic to outbound fulfillment picks to minimize expiration waste.
- Providing clients with on-demand inventory reports covering all SKUs, lots, and storage locations.
- Reconciling inventory counts through periodic cycle counts verified against SLP CONNECT records.
- Real-time visibility: inventory levels tracked through SLP CONNECT™.
- Reorder rules: minimums, maximums, and triggers based on program demand.
- Controlled storage: organized warehousing with defined locations and labeling.
- Cycle counts: periodic checks to maintain accuracy.
- Component forecasting: planning for upcoming builds and deployments.
What this prevents: delays, loss without defensible history, inventory gaps, and after-the-fact reconciliation.
This approach ensures that your program stays supplied, predictable, and ready to scale.
If your program is decentralized or regulated and you're experiencing avoidable disruption, SLP can help you map failure points and implement a more governable approach.
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