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You can get a lot of extra
help from rigid container
vendors if you know how to
ask for it. Here are a couple
services vendors should be
willing to provide to get your
business.
• Right-sized purchases.
Instead of spending pre-
cious time trying to deter-
mine how many containers
you're likely to need based
on your current blue wrap
usage, case volume and
number of instrument sets,
let your vendor run the
numbers for you.
"Most container manufac-
turers will perform a cost
analysis and tell you exactly
how many containers you'll
need to purchase," says
Nancy Chobin, RN, AAS, ACSP, CSPM, CFER, president of Sterile
Processing University in New Jersey. "They look at how much you
spent the previous year on blue wrap and translate that figure
into a suggested number of containers to purchase."
• Custom designs. Rigid container companies can do amazing
• CUSTOMIZED CONTAINERS Any vendor you choose should be
able to configure a rigid container to the exact specifications you
need.
BUYING TIPS
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