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written in response to ________?
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5. Conclusion -->future research issues the article points at
Title: Managing Healthcare Supply Chain: Trends, Issues, and Solutions from a
logistics perspectives
Author: Charu Chandra, Swantantra K. Kachhal
Year: 2008
Context:
Issues covered: describes trends, issues and some solutions for logistics
management for Health Care Supply Chain with concepts drawn from
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research disciplines.
Written in response to: demonstrate how use of simulation, optimisation and
information sharing techniques can optimise purchasing and inventory policies
Main Arguments:
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How
Potential Benefits
Percent of Procurement
Cost
Demand
Management
2% - 4%
Forecast demand
and implement a
plan to facilitate
Minimised
duplication,
demand-driven
Order
Management
fulfilment of
supplies on a daily
basis
Standardisation of
supplies to deliver
them as a single
unit of inventory
Development of
clinical guidelines
to define supply
requirements for
key patient
groupings
ordering
Establishing
Consolidated
standard order
purchasing
management
processes
- RFID
Supplier
- Reducing the
Supplier
Management
number of
consolidation
suppliers that
Discounts from group
provide product to
purchase
the healthcare
system
- Group purchase
Logistics
- Integrated logistics Capacity utilisation
Management
management that
exploits efficiencies
offered by
consolidation of
shipments,
utilisation of
service centres
and transportation
networks
Inventory
Reduce storage
Automated point-ofManagement
space, minimise SKU
service distribution
(stock keeping units),
maximise inventory
turnover rates
*figures all taken from PriceWaterHouse Coopers
2.5% - 4%
0.5-2%
0.5-2%
0.5-1.5%
Conclusion