Rethinking Healthcare Supply Chains—From Operational Excellence to Strategic Resilience
The healthcare supply chain is at a crossroads—balancing cost, efficiency, and patient care in an increasingly complex landscape. Traditional models focused on operational logistics must evolve into strategic frameworks that prioritize adaptability, technology integration, and value-based decision-making. As healthcare organizations face workforce constraints, regulatory shifts, and unpredictable supply disruptions, leaders must rethink their approach. Supply […]
The Promotion Echo: How Good Workers Become Unprepared Leaders
One of the most common patterns I’ve observed in healthcare operations, and frankly,across most industries, is what I call the Promotion Echo.It goes like this: Not because they aren’t capable.But because the only leadership model they’ve ever known… is the…
Rethinking Sourcing Strategies for Non-Acute Care: A New Era in Healthcare Supply Chain
By Matt Putman, MBA, CMRP for SCM Professionals Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) perform over 25 million procedures annually, yet manyhealth systems still treat them as a second-tier facility when considering a product, equipment,and supply chain strategy. Is your sourcing strategy…
The Trust Tax: How Operational Blind Spots Undermine Clinical Partnerships
By Keith Bresciani, for SCM Professionals The “Trust Tax” in Healthcare Supply Chain Management In the realm of healthcare supply chain management, we often find ourselves focused on numbers—fill rates, delivery times, and backorders. However, there’s an invisible barrier that…
Understanding Healthcare Supply Chain Work
By Matt Putman, MBA, CMRP for SCM Professionals Understanding Healthcare Supply Chain Work: The Backbone of Patient Care While few pause to consider the supply chain within a hospital setting, it is one of the most vital—and often invisible—forces behind…