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Impressed by the results obtained at Liberty Methodist Hospital LMH of Hometown, USA during his recent visit with a logistics team, Alain Leroux, has managed to convince his boss, Marc Beaulac, to consider similar systems at Centre Hospitalier de St-Valoir. The goal of reducing stocks has been in place for a few years now. Several systems in place at LMH present interesting opportunities for CHSV. Marc has requested that Alain investigate the feasibility of installing systems similar to LMH. Alain makes recommendations for short, medium and long-term actions. Alain presents his considerations on the Armoire Storage system here as well as comments and reactions about it. The key issues in the case are: (1) to present a service in which improvement of logistics is required; (2) to demonstrate that the adoption of best practices can be difficult and costly, and while an excellent choice in one venue may not be the best solution in another; (3) to present a situation in which a student is required to choose a position and defend this position both qualitatively and quantitatively; (4) to present an international viewpoint that educates managers in the differences between the two cultures in the areas of laws, organisation and attitudes; and (5) to demonstrate that what appears to be extremely effective in one country can be less effective in another due to the limitations of laws, organisation and attitudes. This case was sponsored by the Indiana University CIBER Case Collection.