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Commercial Opportunity for the VA Medical Supply Chain 

The Coalition for Government Procurement

This represents about 15 percent of the VHAs $5 billion annual spend on medical supplies and equipment. Significant challenges across the medical supply chain remain. As a threshold matter, it is important to note that the remaining 85 percent of supplies and products are ordered manually across the VA.

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Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade

FedScoop

The Department of Veterans Affairs provided Congress with a “long overdue” update Tuesday on efforts to modernize its supply chain, fielding questions from lawmakers about the department’s transparency regarding the plan. The post Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade appeared first on FedScoop.

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Achieving Healthcare Transformation, Powered by Supply Chain

ivalua

We believe that a key pillar of this transformation is the supply chain. With such growth comes supply chain complexity. Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating.

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Supply Chain Data Quality & Governance

ivalua

The current global supply chain crisis has revealed critical issues involving the global distribution of goods and services. To be of use, supply chain data must be of good quality and trustworthy. The post Supply Chain Data Quality & Governance appeared first on Ivalua.

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General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Hires Eric Masna as Supply Chain & Quality VP

GovCon Wire

Eric Masna announced that he moved on from his post as vice president of supply chain at FuelCell Energy to take on the role of supply chain and quality VP at General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary (NYSE: GD).

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5th Annual Supply Chain Data Quality & Governance Study

ivalua

The post 5th Annual Supply Chain Data Quality & Governance Study appeared first on Ivalua.

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Procurement Technology – What it can and can’t replace in a Manufacturer’s Journey Towards Supply Chain Resilience and Agility

ivalua

A review of the key elements in supplier management for manufacturers and how Source-to-Pay procurement technology can support the journey towards supply chain resilience and agility in times of crisis. As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains, procurement organizations around the world are scrambling to react.