---
title: '6 Unwanted Things that Happen When the Products, Services, and Technologies You Buy Are Put into the Hands of Your Customers'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/6-unwanted-things-that-happen-when-the-products-services-and-technologies-you-buy-are-put-into-the-hands-of-your-customers'
show: 'Power Supply'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/power-supply'
published: '2022-08-24'
audio: 'https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powersupply/PS018_-_6_Unwanted_Things_that_Happen.mp3'
---

# 6 Unwanted Things that Happen When the Products, Services, and Technologies You Buy Are Put into the Hands of Your Customers

Written by Bob Yokl

## Summary

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, [Bob Yokl](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAANfYEB3AWgH-j3by3tm6Qe_LlumhPZpGg) talks about why price is the smallest element of your lifecycle cost equation: "Too often when a product, service, or technology is purchased, it is considered a completed transaction by your contract managers once they have obtained the best price, and then it is quickly forgotten. You might not realize it, but this is the #1 reason why you would have higher per patient day supply costs than your competition. Remember, price is the smallest element of your lifecycle cost equation. To this end, your optimal lifecycle cost drivers reside in the following six things that happen when the products, services, and technologies you are buying are put into the hands of your customers:..." Tune in for the full article! Loving the [#PowerSupply](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=powersupply&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6948243811814846464) conversations? You can now download our free mobile app: Apple: [https://lnkd.in/gzg_s8H2](https://lnkd.in/gzg_s8H2) Android: [https://lnkd.in/g_Bs3B72](https://lnkd.in/g_Bs3B72) And listen at: iTunes -> [https://lnkd.in/gj3HTbUG](https://lnkd.in/gj3HTbUG) Spotify -> [https://lnkd.in/gVRx6vNa](https://lnkd.in/gVRx6vNa) Stitcher -> [https://lnkd.in/gh3ZQifn](https://lnkd.in/gh3ZQifn) Amazon Podcasts -> [https://lnkd.in/gDhPJDgh](https://lnkd.in/gDhPJDgh) Google Podcasts -> [https://lnkd.in/gisj3y2R](https://lnkd.in/gisj3y2R) [#PowerSupply](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=powersupply&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6948243811814846464) [#Podcast](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=podcast&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6948243811814846464) [#Education](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=education&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6948243811814846464) [#SupplyChain](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=supplychain&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6948243811814846464) [#Healthcare](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=healthcare&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6948243811814846464) [#Purchasing](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=purchasing&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6948243811814846464) [#Contracting](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=contracting&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6948243811814846464) [#ValueAnalysis](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=valueanalysis&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6948243811814846464)