--- title: "Z5 Inventory's Blog: A dose of the industry news and optimization strategy that healthcare supply chain pros need. | healthcare logistics (2)" description: healthcare logistics | Z5 Inventory shares news about healthcare's supply chain and best practices for inventory optimization to help hospitals and other healthcare providers meet their savings goals. 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Survey says... 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