--- title: Five To Save | How Will You Handle The Forces of Disruption? | Feb 13th, 2018 description: Over here at Z5 we are serving up some of the more interesting items we find for healthcare supply chain and finance professionals image: https://www.z5inventory.com/hubfs/pig.hubspot-blog.png --- [Skip to content](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/five-to-save-feb-13th-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 | How Will You Handle The Forces of Disruption? | Feb 13th, 2018 [Shane Pratt](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/shane-pratt) 2/13/2018 ![The Z5 piggy bank says: "Don't leave savings on the shelf!"](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pig.hubspot-blog.png?width=600&name=pig.hubspot-blog.png "Don't leave savings on the shelf!") Hi All! The healthcare supply chain is facing an unprecedented amount of disruption due to new players, new technologies, and... hurricanes? We are tracking it all for you! Here are our "Five to Save" articles for the first half of February: 1. The market reacts!  [35 healthcare executives respond](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/what-the-amazon-jpmorgan-berkshire-partnership-means-for-healthcare-35-executives-respond.html) to the Amazon news. 2. [Will the e-commerce model finally crack the healthcare code](http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20180201/TRANSFORMATION02/180209980)? 3. Hurricane Maria [exposes a real risk](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-bad-flu-season-has-revealed-a-dangerous-problem-with-our-medical-supply-chain/2018/01/19/2489973c-fc6b-11e7-ad8c-ecbb62019393_story.html?utm_term=.8f5d7e0947e4) in the just-in-time supply chain. 4. Looking for an improvement in your supply chain? [Which processes have too many fingerprints](https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2018/01/19/minimizing-touch-points-can-save-you-time-and-reduce-expenses/2/#6803e65d2581)? 5. Blockchain, Cloud, and FDA Devices... Oh, My! [Healthcare supply chain markets to grow](http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/fda-device-id-blockchain-cloud-driving-growth-healthcare-supply-chain-market) on the back of new technology. That's it for this edition! PLEASE comment below, email us back, etc. Tell us what you liked. What was helpful. 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