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## [Waiting Out Disruption, Plus Other Unsustainable Business Practices | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/waiting-out-disruption-plus-other-unsustainable-business-practices-five-to-save)

 6/1/2022

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Supply chain pros are frequently obligated to deprioritize personal and professional goals to address industry shortcomings. Nowhere is that problem more frequent than healthcare. 

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## [New Tech Trends Changing The Healthcare Industry During COVID-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/new-tech-trends-changing-the-healthcare-industry-during-covid-19)

 5/4/2021

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It’s typical for improvements to the healthcare industry to be filed under “wouldn’t that be nice,” but being on the front line of the coronavirus crisis has bumped up some technological improvements to “how do we get that implemented yesterday.” We’ve once again teamed up with our friends at [Career Karma](https://careerkarma.com/) to examine a few tech trends changing the healthcare industry, particularly with regard to COVID-19 response. 

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## [How To Learn the Tech Skills Supply Chain Managers Need](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-learn-the-tech-skills-supply-chain-managers-need)

 7/14/2020

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We get that the struggle right now is just to keep your head above water. But that can easily turn into treading water. 

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