Next to personnel costs, medical supplies are a surgery center's biggest expense. But unlike the month-to-month consistency of payroll, your staff can significantly influence what is ordered, what is opened for a case and what you need to keep on hand in your supply room. When your surgical techs, OR nurses and surgeons are involved in managing inventory, they become part of the solution in reducing and controlling your facility's use of medical supplies. Here are six ways to do just that.