International Journal of Economics and Management Research
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2025): December : International Journal of Economics and Management Research

Analysis of Drug Management Process Using Lean Concept

Nuriatul Maulidiyah (Unknown)
Adya Hermawati (Unknown)
Jack Roebijoso (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Aug 2025

Abstract

This study aims to analyze and improve the efficiency of the drug distribution process in the IFRS pharmacy warehouse of Pasirian Regional General Hospital, Lumajang Regency, using the Lean approach. The main issues identified include a low Inventory Turnover Ratio (ITOR) of less than four times per year and the persistent occurrence of expired drugs amounting to To address these problems, Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and Future State Mapping (FSM) methods were applied to map the drug distribution process, identifying value-added (VA), non-value-added (NVA), and necessary but non-value-added (NNVA) activities. Root cause analysis using the 5 Why method revealed that the primary factors contributing to inefficiency were unscheduled drug distribution,

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ijemr

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance

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International Journal of Economics and Management Research, an electronic international journal, provides a forum for publishing the original research articles, review articles from contributors, and the novel technology news related to management, accounting and economic. This journal encompasses ...