We’re publishing this article in collaboration with our friends at VUEMED, who have encountered the same obstacles we have when trying to implement a new program at a healthcare facility.
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Suppliers On Life Support: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 3
The pandemic impacted you as a healthcare provider almost as much as the communities where you’re providing care.
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More Than Assets and Liabilities: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 2
What if you looked into a box, expecting to find a housecat, but you find a bobcat? It sounds insane, but we promise that somehow helps explain healthcare inventory optimization.
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Avoiding Expiration: You're Not Bad At Your Job. Your Job Is Impossible.
Healthcare providers set savings goals without any of the resources necessary to meet those goals. So how are supply chain managers supposed to meet their expiration avoidance goals each year?
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Hospitals Spend Less Time, Save More When Optimizing Medical Supplies with Z5 Inventory
After analyzing years’ worth of project and customer data, we've drastically expanded the capabilities of our software in order to empower health care workers to make informed supply decisions on their own every day.
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Supply Chain Means There's No Such Thing As Isolation | Five To Save
You don't have to be a supply chain expert to understand that nothing happens in a vacuum. The COVID-19 pandemic has helped make that increasingly clear to everyone.
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Statistics You Can Use To Stay Positive During a Prolonged Pandemic | Five To Save
How is it that the phrase "the numbers are in" immediately conjures images of danger and doom? Can't "the numbers ever be good?
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The Surprisingly Low Cost of Sustainability: How To Save By Being More Responsible
Making your normal medical inventory practices a little more sustainable is not only friendlier to the communities you serve, but to your budget, as well.
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