By Rolf Hagelganz, Ortho Classic T he idea of “just in time” inventory is not enough to fit on just about any counter, the new. Henry Ford of the Ford Motor OrthoVend Simplified Inventory Management system Company is known to have applied this will securely store and track your inventory for you. principle to the purchase of raw materials Each system is custom built to your specifications with for automobile manufacturing in the early years of the your most commonly used products. 20th century. But you do not need to be Ford or Toyota The system can hold a month’s worth to a year’s to achieve the positive savings and organizational perks worth of inventory and automatically reorders a prod-involved with being able to access inventory when you uct once it reaches a predesignated reorder point. The need it “just in time” best part about this without stockpiling. system is that nothing “With limited Many small busi-is charged to you until nesses like dental prac-you use it. This means monetary resources tices engage in the use of you can literally have a “just in time” inven-thousands of dollars on hand during this tory approach out of worth of inventory at new economy, necessity. With limited hands reach and not monetary resources on pay for any of it until it maintaining a small hand during this new is dispensed. economy, maintaining a By using state-of-the-inventory of small inventory of mate-art touch-screen technol-materials and parts rials and parts simply ogy orthodontic prod-makes sense. What is ucts are dispensed in simply makes sense.” your office through a few needed then is a supplier who can make this simple screen touches. happen. Ortho Classic has created a product that The system then records and tracks the product usage addresses all of these issues and more. and inventory levels in real time. It can also track useful Orthodontic inventory can often turn into an information on bracket usage, treatment class and divi-expensive headache. Disorganization and clutter often sions for various treatment studies. Product sales can be run rampant and the shear overhead cost of maintain-applied by doctor, case type or patient ID number. These ing the inventory you need is often overwhelming reports are then easily accessed 24/7 from any secure and time consuming. Nothing is more frustrating or Internet access point in the world. Reports can then be more costly than running out of a product when you exported in CSV, Excel or PDF file formats. The systems have a patient in the chair. will also send alerts of tampering, low levels or any other The OrthoVend Simplified Inventory Management problems via text or email for quick resolution. For more system is a fully automated inventory system. Small information contact www.orthoclassic.com. 40 July/August 2011 JAOS
Journal of the American Orthodontic Society July-August 2011-Buyer's Guide: Page 40
