Stanley InnerSpace Focusing on Lean Benefits at AORN 2011

Offering nurse education (2.0 contact hours) on Lean strategies to reduce supply costs

Grand Rapids, Mich. (Feb. 14, 2011) – Shrinking budgets. Staff shortages. Cost concerns. Operating at peak efficiency is more important now than ever before. Stanley InnerSpace, a market leader in storage and inventory solutions for the healthcare industry, will be showcasing its Lean-minded storage and inventory solutions—Intelligent Locking System (ILS) small carts and SpaceTRAX plus RFID—at AORN 58th Annual Congress in Philadelphia, March 21-23, 2011, at booth #1011.

Stanley InnerSpace ILS small carts allow an administrator to manage all user information remotely from any computer including the programming of prox cards. ILS is a web-based interface that also tracks user activity through a real-time audit trail.

SpaceTRAX plus RFID is an advanced inventory control software system that utilizes barcoding technology to increase charge capture, reduce excess inventory, and eliminate waste. SpaceTRAX® plus RFID uses radio frequency identification technology and biometric access to reliably and accurately track and account for high-cost clinical supplies in real time.

Stanley InnerSpace will also be offering 2.0 contact hours for nurses in the AORN exhibit hall. The course titled “Using Lean Strategies to Reduce Supply Costs” provides an overview of the impact of the current economic crisis on healthcare facilities today, including various cost-reduction initiatives, with a focus on managing supply costs.

About Stanley InnerSpace
Stanley InnerSpace, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, is a market leader in storage and inventory solutions for the healthcare industry. For more than 25 years, Stanley InnerSpace has specialized in providing storage cabinets and casework, open shelving and storage racks, mobile supply and procedure carts, and clinical inventory management/RFID systems to medical facilities worldwide. Stanley InnerSpace is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich. For more information, call 800-467-7224 or visit StanleyInnerSpace.com.