Results: with this method, thedrugstocks can becontrolledwithin7days during thepurchasingperiod, acceleratingthe hospital's capitalturnover, lessening the frequency of purchases.
The improvement in general employment levels in the U.S. over 2012 also means these customers have more purchasing power than the lean period of 2009-10.
So, a better way of thinking about the volatility of gold and other commodity prices is to view it as a 40-year period of unprecedented volatility in the price or purchasing power of the dollar.