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ERP vs. Best-in-Class — What is Best for Managing the Healthcare Supply Chain

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They may not consider potential issues of integrations, supplier onboarding, supply chain data management, change management and system optimization, all of which add to complexity and costs. Implementation is challenging: Healthcare organizations tend to underestimate what’s involved with successful implementation.

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Pigs Get Fed; Hogs Get Slaughtered

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He said he had seen it all in supply base management and had experienced the feeling of victory leaving plenty of blood on the floor in negotiating with suppliers in his day. He cautioned us that this was a slippery slope and “You will all need suppliers to save your butt one day, never forget that”. It is smart business.

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Procurement Rising – The Time is Now

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The city of New York adjusting normally cumbersome processes to secure new sources of supply for unprecedented numbers of ventilators. Dankse Bank accelerated supplier payments to help small businesses stay liquid. Sprint’s strategic sourcing transformation, presents a great example, in multiple ways.