Case Study: Z5 Inventory achieves $1.3 million in medical supply waste savings with KNIME

Leveraging predictive analytics prevents $1.3 million worth of medical supply waste

Z5 Invento, a healthcare inventory management company, was tackling the massive problem of medical supply waste in U.S. healthcare facilities, where poor inventory tracking can lead to unused stock expiring on shelves. Working with KNIME and its analytics platform, the team set out to reduce overstock, free up shelf space, improve efficiency, lower supply costs, and cut waste across dozens of facilities.

KNIME helped Z5 Inventory build a workflow using predictive analytics and R integration to clean, forecast demand, and reallocate excess products to facilities that needed them most. The solution moved approximately $1.3 million worth of medical and surgical supplies to prevent expiration and disposal, with no reported complaints of over-shipment, demonstrating a measurable reduction in waste and a strong business impact.

Z5 Invento

Shane Pratt

Chief Revenue Officer