Case Study: Seattle Children's Hospital saves 40,000+ clinical hours and $100,000/year with Tableau Software

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Seattle Children’s, a pediatric hospital in the Seattle area, struggled with an inefficient inventory process that produced frequent stockouts, rushed orders and wasted or expired supplies. Reliance on Omnicell cabinets and manual counts led to about 2,000 out‑of‑stock alerts per month, 20,000 rush orders a year, and lengthy special‑item processing, while inconsistent shelf rotation and human error undermined caregiver confidence.

The supply team implemented a demand‑flow two‑bin, barcode system and adopted Tableau for fast, self‑service reporting and automated audits. Scanning roughly 1,000 bins daily and using dashboards to track location, expiration and demand, they increased SKUs managed from 2,000 to 6,000, saved more than 40,000 clinical hours annually, cut about $100,000 in costs, reduced expired product and stockouts, and enabled clinicians to focus more on patient care.

Seattle Children's Hospital

Jason Klein

Supply Chain Specialist