Orthopedic inventory management is inherently challenging, thanks to unpredictable surgical demand, SKU variations and field inventory that’s shipped from warehouses, sits in reps’ trunks and is stored on hospital shelves. Surgeons want to know that everything they need for a procedure is on hand, so surgical facilities often want implants in every available size, with extra screws and instruments just in case, to ensure that surgeries aren’t delayed due to missing supplies.