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Supply Chain isn’t about just buying, storing and moving stuff anymore. It’s about the process that links all of it – the glue that binds it all together.
Last year, Healthcare Purchasing News asked readers about the products and services Supply Chain profession- als need to succeed and cannot succeed without having. What’s noteworthy from what they told us? Of the 25 top responses, 15 concentrated on technology (primarily
for analytics and communication), fi ve on professional management relationships, four on data and one on the dominant product concern of 2020 – PPE. Here they are in random order. 1. Electronic/online exchange for sourcing, transactions 2. Accurate/clean, consistent, standardized Item Master 3. Motivated staff supported by the C-suite 4. Clinical analyst on staff 5. A robust ERP suite 6. n effi cient MMI 7. EDI (electronic data interchange) . backorder notifi cation system 9. Accurate and trustworthy benchmarking sources 10. Expense and usage analytics 11. WMS (warehouse management system) 12. Bar-code scanning 13. Accurate and reliable metrics 14. GPO dashboard 15. An EMR 16. Microsoft Excel 17. Smart phone 18. Mobile device (e.g., iPad, bar-code scanners, etc.) 19. Communication tools 20. Contract management tool 21. Empowerment to manage clinical relationships, product/service conversions and work ow
22. PPE 23. Data analytics and visibility into supplier sourcing and delivery locations 24. Clinical partnerships and relationships 25. Ability to network easily with professional colleagues and peers – including competitors
Next month, we show what technology-oriented processes, products or projects they would like to implement in 2021 if provided the necessary resources. No. 1 may surprise you.
DATABANK
How involved is Supply Chain in the bid process? Check out this fi ve-year trend.
Materials/purchasing leads the entire process including: Sourcing, negotiating, purchase.
Materials/purchasing handles the sourcing, but selection is led by the requesting department. Purchasing then takes over.
Materials/purchasing is brought in after the deal is complete and a PO is needed.
Source: 2020-2016 Healthcare Purchasing News Supply Chain Surveys 4 January 2021 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS •
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2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 56% 50% 54% 60% 57%
27% 36% 35% 32% 24%
Materials/purchasing gets involved after vendors are selected. 8% 9% 5% 5% 7% 9% 5% 5% 4% 6%
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