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## [Suppliers On Life Support: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 3](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/suppliers-on-life-support-how-to-rebalance-healthcares-supply-chain-part-3)

 4/12/2022

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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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## [Diversity The Key To Surviving Supply Chain Crisis | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/diversity-the-key-to-surviving-supply-chain-crisis-five-to-save)

 11/2/2021

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90% of industry leaders are aligned on their top supply chain challenges and the best means of overcoming them. 

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## [Marking To Market: The PPE Struggle No One Is Talking About](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/marking-to-market-the-ppe-struggle-no-one-is-talking-about)

 7/13/2021

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Hospitals' records of their PPE supplies are only accurate if their pricing is updated. 

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## [Healthcare Industry Waste Estimates Are Off By Billions](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-industry-waste-estimates-are-off-by-billions)

 5/18/2021

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Industry estimates put the amount of perfectly good medical product wasted every year [around $15 Million](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/2-million-pounds-the-annual-weight-of-unused-hospital-supplies-five-to-save). We think they're wrong by about $4.85 Billion. 

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## [How Will A New Administration Change How You Administer Healthcare? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-will-a-new-administration-change-how-you-administer-healthcare-five-to-save)

 11/10/2020

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The United States is probably about to get a new President. That will probably impact your day-to-day very little. 

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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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## [Your Vendors Need To Be Prepared For Your Protocols](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/your-vendors-need-to-be-prepared-for-your-protocols)

 6/16/2020

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Whether it's bringing their own masks or knowing where they're free to go within the facility, any hospital partner needs to be prepared before they walk through the door. 

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## [FEMA Doesn't Know How Much PPE It Has. Do You?](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/fema-doesnt-know-how-much-ppe-it-has.-do-you)

 4/7/2020

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(We're asking if you know your PPE quantities, not FEMA's. Although, if you could help them, we're sure they'd appreciate it.) 

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## [Medical Supply Donations - How To Give & Receive](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/medical-supply-donations-how-to-give-receive)

 3/23/2020

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## [Five To Save | Can You Throw Away Five Days A Year?](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/five-to-save-throw-away-5-days-year)

 2/11/2020

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You probably couldn't afford to get one day behind, let alone five. Because you've got enough going on at work to distract you.

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