Governed analytics platform

Inventory Advisor™

Control Supply Chain Costs. Reduce Waste. Strengthen Financial Performance.

Inventory represents one of the largest controllable cost centers in healthcare—but without clear visibility into inventory levels, utilization, and carrying costs, waste and inefficiency quickly accumulate. Inventory Advisor™ gives healthcare supply chain leaders the insight they need to manage stock levels, reduce shrinkage, and improve financial outcomes across departments and facilities.

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Governed analytics platform

Inventory Advisor™

Control Supply Chain Costs. Reduce Waste. Strengthen Financial Performance.

Inventory represents one of the largest controllable cost centers in healthcare—but without clear visibility into inventory levels, utilization, and carrying costs, waste and inefficiency quickly accumulate. Inventory Advisor™ gives healthcare supply chain leaders the insight they need to manage stock levels, reduce shrinkage, and improve financial outcomes across departments and facilities.

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Gain Control Over Healthcare Inventory Complexity

Healthcare supply chains operate across departments, locations, and vendors—creating fragmented data and limited visibility into true inventory performance. Inventory Advisor integrates data from inventory systems, ERPs, purchasing platforms, and financial systems to deliver a unified, governed view of supply chain performance.
Inventory operations extend beyond central supply to include pharmacies, infusion centers, materials management teams, and distributed supply locations—each generating critical data that must be tracked, governed, and aligned to financial performance.
With Inventory Advisor, organizations can:
Monitor inventory levels, carrying costs, and utilization trends
Identify shrinkage, spoilage, and excess stock before costs escalate
Track product availability and reduce stockouts
Analyze purchasing, utilization, and sales relationships to improve profitability
Standardize supply chain reporting across departments and facilities

Turn Inventory Data Into Financial Advantage

Inventory performance directly impacts cash flow, supply availability, and operational efficiency. Inventory Advisor provides leaders with actionable insight into the full lifecycle of inventory—from purchasing and storage to usage and replenishment.

Built on Dimensional Insight’s governed analytics platform, Inventory Advisor enables healthcare organizations to:

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Monitor inventory carrying costs—including storage, spoilage, and shrinkage
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Identify lost revenue caused by stockouts and delayed fulfillment
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Optimize supply levels across departments and care settings
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Improve warehouse and inventory handling efficiency
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Maintain standardized, auditable reporting across supply chain operations
Inventory carrying costs—including storage, facility overhead, spoilage, and risk-related losses—are continuously tracked, helping organizations understand the true financial impact of inventory decisions.
Avita Health System
Beaumont Hospital
Baptist Health
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Doctor's Center Hospital
Evergreen Health
H Health System
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
Konza
Meridian Health Services
Munson Healthcare
Peterson Regional Medical Center
Randolph Health
RWJ Barnabas Health
Sarasota Memorial
Saratoga Hospital
Southwest Medical Imaging
St. Joseph's | Candler
Watson Clinic
Your Health Partners of the Fingerlakes IPA

Enterprise-Ready, Trusted by Health Systems

Healthcare inventory is shaped by constant movement across departments, locations, vendors, and care settings. Organizations must manage supply availability, coordinate with outside partners, and maintain compliance—all while keeping costs under control. Inventory operations generate data across inventory management systems, ERPs, EHRs, purchasing platforms, and other critical sources.

Inventory Advisor helps Directors of Materials Management, VPs of Supply Chain Management, and healthcare operations leaders bring that data together to track the metrics that matter most. The result is better visibility, stronger cost control, and more efficient supply chain performance.

Key Strategic Benefits

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Reduce Supply Chain Costs

Track carrying costs, excess inventory, and shrinkage to minimize financial waste.

Improve Inventory Availability

Maintain optimal stock levels to support uninterrupted patient care.

Minimize Stockouts and Lost Revenue

Identify supply shortages before they impact procedures or services.

Strengthen Financial Visibility

Understand how inventory decisions affect profitability through metrics such as GMROI, sell-through rates, and lost sales.

Optimize Workforce Productivity

Track picking, receiving, and storage performance across supply chain teams.

Enable Executive-Level Oversight

Provide leadership with governed, real-time insight into supply chain health.

What You Can Track (Selected Examples)

Inventory Advisor supports dozens of pre-built supply chain KPIs. Below is a representative sample—not a comprehensive list.

Below is a representative sample—not a comprehensive list.

Inventory Performance

Inventory Carrying Cost
Carrying Cost % of Inventory
Total Inventory Cost
Average Inventory Value
Active SKU Count
Average Cost Per Unit
Inventory Utilization & Financial Performance
Gross Margin Return on Investment (GMROI)
Sell-Through Rate (Supply Consumption Rate)
Lost Revenue from Stockouts
Inventory Turns
Days of Supply

Supply Chain Efficiency

Order Cycle Time
Perfect Order Rate
Rate of Return
Out-of-Stock Order Rate
Inventory-to-Sales Ratio
Inventory Workforce Productivity
Units Picked
Units Put Away
Units Counted
Hours by Inventory Activity
Employee Productivity Metrics

See Inventory Advisor in Action

Inventory inefficiencies drain margins quietly—but continuously. Inventory Advisor gives healthcare leaders the visibility and control needed to reduce waste, protect revenue, and improve supply chain performance across the enterprise.

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