Two Bin Replenishment

Hospital environments use two bin inventory control systems to determine when to replenish items. It's effective to use this type of inventory control method primarily for small or low-value items.

For example, when a hospital depletes items in the first bin (working stock), the replenishment clerk creates an order to refill or replace these items. The second bin should have enough items to last until the placed order arrive. The first bin has a minimum of working stock and the second bin keeps reserve stock or the remaining material.

Once the hospital worker depletes the first bin in front, he places the empty bin on the top shelf. The empty bin serves as a visual indicator to the replenishment clerk to order additional material to replenish the empty bin. Since the count method is Two Bin, you don't need to enter an actual count. The two bin method automatically replenishes the item to the PAR level.

Once the replenishment clerk processes the replenishment request and receives the new material, the replenishment clerk places the new bin behind the existing bin. This ensures that the hospital uses the material in a first-in first-out approach.