War-game a pump fleet shortage by proving each device lane has a named owner, a measured age-out, and a reverse path before draft holds start governing every device lane.
Pump fleet shortages fail when "ready for float" means a status without a decision artifact, when teams dual-count a draft hold as both aspirational and live, and when specialty pump families still pin to one thin biomed desk because the lane inventory is incomplete. The review needs one written inventory of device lanes, one owner who can deny a risky shortcut, and a documented consequence when a failed hold ages past the deadline.
| Device lane | Owner | Age-out | Reverse path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard infusion path | Named biomed charge | Measured hours | Documented hold |
| PCA dual path | Biomed ops | Measured hours | Documented restore |
| OR specialty bridge | Perioperative lead | Measured hours | Documented re-route |
Fill the table from stored exports, not from memory. Empty cells are blockers, not notes for later.
Pump break points
- A specialty pump class stays soft while the aggregate biomed dashboard stays green.
- Two teams claim the same lane ownership and neither can force a freeze at week end.
- A restore has already left a unit without a trusted hold state.
- The primary pump export lags beyond the planned observation window.
- An operator skips a hold gate because a float cutoff is near.
For each break point, require detection time, unit impact, containment, and the authority to force a pump fleet shortage rollback. Commands and export links belong in the runbook.
Lock one fleet family before scale
State which pump classes the shortage covers, the effective date, which hold lanes change, how versions are stored, and what happens to devices already in flight. Name the units that feel it first and the safety promises that depend on coherent fleet handling. If the memo mixes a pump fleet shortage with a stretchers shortage and a par level cut, split them.
Write the decision you will make if the war game finds nothing new. Also write the reverse criteria: the missed lane, availability gap, or float deadline that would force a pump fleet shortage rollback within a stated window.
Hostile seats on the fleet holds
Feed Pingpong the shortage memo, the lane exhibits, and seating briefs for biomed, nursing, perioperative, and materials. First pass steelmans the shortage. Later passes attack from those seats. Final pass turns surviving objections into phased lane rules, mitigations, or a changed recommendation. Agreement across passes is not proof. Keep the objections that still have evidence gaps.
Pair with the biomed ops lead seat, the materials ops lead seat, a stretchers shortage stress test, and a par level cut. More operating decisions live in the war-game decisions hub.
Ship the shortage only when approved and blocked hold labels can be reproduced from stored pump exports without a verbal override.