Every once in a while a made-up holiday like National Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day is actually relevant to you. (Not that chocolate is ever irrelevant.) Let's talk about turning National Health Care Supply Chain Week into something useful.
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This is a surprisingly controversial statement - particularly within healthcare providers - but we stand by it: supply chain management should be managing all supplies. Here’s why…
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Fall coming probably means that you have a giant physical inventory project coming, too. Just between friends, though, you're probably doing it wrong.
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Congratulations to all the healthcare supply chain organizations and professionals whose innovation and excellence earned them a spot among the nation's best and most efficient.
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This week marked the forty-second birthday of a technology without which modern healthcare would be impossible.
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Shortages. Stoppages. Service unavailability in your area. These are problems that Z5 doesn't face. See why in this guide to evaluating a reliable solution provider.
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Everybody reports to somebody. But healthcare providers tend to have a skewed view on how top-down decision-making should be.
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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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Whether they happen annually, biannually, or more often, you've always got a physical inventory valuation coming up. How's your prep going for the next one?
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The pandemic impacted you as a healthcare provider almost as much as the communities where you’re providing care.
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