--- title: Five To Save | Comparing Apples And... Tomatoes? | Apr. 30, 2018 description: The second Five To Save for April talks Amazon scaling back their healthcare plans, learning supply chain lessons from tomatoes, and improving data management. image: https://www.z5inventory.com/hubfs/Images/pig%20with%20apples%20and%20tomatoes.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/five-to-save-apr-30-2018#main-content) [![Group 1211](https://www.z5inventory.com/hubfs/Group%201211.png)](https://www.z5inventory.com) - [Solutions](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions) - [Z5 Count](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2021-0-1) - [Z5 Fixed Asset](https://www.z5inventory.com/solution/fixedassetcount) - [Z5 Analytics](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2021-0) - [Z5 Optimization](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2021-0-0) - [Who We Serve](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2022) - Company - [About Us](https://www.z5inventory.com/contact-2021) - [Contact Us](https://www.z5inventory.com/contact) - [Careers](https://www.z5inventory.com/careers) - [Blog](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog) - [Login](https://prod.z5development.com/) # Five To Save | Comparing Apples And... Tomatoes? | Apr. 30, 2018 [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) 4/30/2018 ![The Z5 piggy bank compares apples to tomatoes.](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/pig%20with%20apples%20and%20tomatoes.jpg?width=600&name=pig%20with%20apples%20and%20tomatoes.jpg) Amazon's out! Or are they? After all the hubbub surrounding Amazon getting into healthcare, we had a bit of a rollercoaster this week with their announcement that they were abandoning their plans to distribute pharmaceuticals.  1. Here are [the essentials on that Amazon bow-out](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/supply-chain/amazon-drops-plan-to-become-a-major-pharmaceutical-distributor-7-things-to-know.html). 2. But don't feel too comfortable yet. Your supply chain could have lots to learn. [From... tomatoes?](https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulmartyn/2018/04/04/mid-market-supply-chain-leaders-discovering-low-hanging-tomatoes/#4019986f3c6b) 3. Some of the improvements you might want to consider include [RFID and "smart cabinets."](https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/rfid-smart-cabinets-improve-hospital-supply-chain-management) 4. And it never hurts to [improve your benchmarking](https://valueanalysismag.com/hands-down-the-best-tool-in-healthcare-supply-chaincontinual-benchmarking/). *(Gee, what possible way could there be to get better data on your inventory...)* 5. Have all the changes and pressures in the healthcare industry stressed you out? [You're not the only one](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals-health-systems/as-burnout-spreads-healthcare-organizations-scramble-for-answers). BONUS: Here's some [inventory management advice from Tim Cook](https://www.forbes.com/sites/louismosca/2018/04/19/avoid-wasted-space-with-these-smart-inventory-management-strategies/2/#64dadf7541e0). (Look, we had to sneak Apples in there somewhere...)   Did you like what we found? 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