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Release the Back(en): Slaying the Backorder Monster in Supply Chain
Backorders have been wreaking havoc on supply chain for nearly two years and it appears that they are here to stay! On this week’s episode of the Power Supply podcast, Suzi Collins joins Hays Waldrop, Gary Skinner and Justin Poulin to talk about how her organization has developed processes to better manage backorders and give her team the confidence to work autonomously. One secret: Never take a simple “No” without gathering more information. Don’t forget to download the smart phone app for Apple or Android to access bonus content for select episodes including the workflow diagram developed by Suzi as we discussed on this show.
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The Speed of Savings: Interoperability in Supply Chain through Data Visualization
Machine learning and artificial intelligence are driving innovation and creating the tools that will take Supply Chain to the next level. In this week’s episode of Power Supply, Vincent Matozzo CEO & Managing Partner at Paradigm Venture Group LLC joins the rest of the team to share his vision for the future of Supply Chain and what can be done today to view aggregated data from disparate platforms and make that information work for you! With the proper guardrails and governance in place, we can then begin to put these tools to work so that we learn faster, drive outcomes and become more resilient. But first, we need to connect each of these tools so that they can work together with sophisticated dashboards that are targeting the right metrics. Tune in for more!
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Maintain the Gains: Successfully Tackling the Preference Card Challenge
Preference cards can be time consuming to maintain but also an ongoing opportunity to remove waste from the system from both the clinical & supply side. Ensuring that your efforts are not in vain takes good data, a commitment from multiple departments, adoption from leadership, and a sustainable process. On this week’s episode of the Power Supply podcast, Susan Pfeifer and Alison Sonstelie join us to discuss their recent success in tackling the preference card challenge in their facility. Tune in for common sense insights around cultivating collaboration between your supply chain & clinical leadership as they share their recipe for success!
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A Remedy for Hoarders? Centers of Consolidated Excellence
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How has the pandemic and frequent backorders impacted your ability to provide necessary supplies to the clinicians on the front lines? How much time and effort was required of your health system to find available items already in stock so that they could be redistributed to other areas in need? How flexible and sophisticated are your sourcing options when PPE is hard to find and in high demand? On this week’s episode of the Power Supply podcast we talk to Cory Turner from Tecsys on the topic of consolidated services centers and effective strategies for addressing the potential impact of CSCs from an operational, financial and strategic viewpoint. Post your favorite hoarding stories and comments below, visit powersupplymedia.net or email your most interesting stories to powersupplymedia@gmail.com to join the conversation! Loving the #PowerSupply conversations? You can now download our free mobile app: Apple: https://zcu.io/sx2h Android: https://zcu.io/xJSJ And listen at: iTunes -> https://zcu.io/3Zef Spotify -> https://zcu.io/eBXx Stitcher -> https://zcu.io/2gMi Amazon Podcasts -> https://zcu.io/Xo2S Google Podcasts -> https://zcu.io/O8SY#PowerSupply #Podcast #Education #SupplyChain #Healthcare #Purchasing #Contracting
Over the Line (Items): Supply Chain Savings 101
Have you squeezed all the juice out of line items savings? Do you find yourself spending more and more time on RFPs and proposals that represent smaller and smaller savings? Do you struggle to develop and coordinate value analysis committees that can work efficiently and deliver the results that make a true impact on the bottom line? Well, then this episode is for you. Bob Yokl, an experienced and successful podcaster in his own right, shares his knowledge and experience with Value Analysis and how to make it work for your organization. Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin learn from the Podfather of supply chain podcasting about how to shift from price to savings, why value analysis strategies fail, and get some best practices to ensure your success!
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Total Recall: Overcoming Alert Fatigue with Product Recalls
How compliant is your hospital with managing product recalls? What if that one you miss causes a sentinel event? Everyone agrees the use of email and paper mailings to send notifications is vastly outdated, but what is the real opportunity to utilize technology and bring our recall potential into the 21st century? On this week’s episode of Power Supply, Guillermo Ramas joins Hays Waldrop and Justin Poulin to provide some history on how product recall alerts began and how little things have changed over time. If you find yourself spending too much time sifting through recall alerts and racing to stay ahead of the clinicians who often receive them before supply chain, then this episode is for you! Patients are counting on you!
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