Whether you've been away from the medical supply shelves for a couple of weeks or a couple of hours, you probably haven't been paying close attention to the news. Here's what you missed.
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You probably just spent some time hearing your friends and family use the words "supply chain," and they were probably using them incorrectly.
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2021 probably hasn't turned out to be quite the year we all hoped it would, but you're probably thankful for the successes you were able to squeeze out of it - just like we are!
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Is 2022 going to look more like 2019 or 2020? As usual, we're here to ask a silly question and provide some serious answers.
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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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Hospitals don't have enough medical or human resources to tackle their caseloads. Which begs the question: what do they have enough of? The answer...
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Supply shortages and vaccine mandates are making healthcare employees feel unsafe. If they leave their jobs - and possibly the healthcare field overall - their hospitals will be even more strapped for resources, and their communities will be more unsafe.
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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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The common wisdom is not to trust anything you read on the internet. Which doesn't seem all that wise.
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Z5 Inventory CEO Carl Natenstedt is a featured speaker at the AHRMM21+ virtual conference Wednesday, September 15.
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