All Entries in the "Supply Chain" Category
Transformational Supply Chain Leadership in this Era of Reform
Being a transformational supply chain leader in this era of reform isn’t the same as being an insightful manager or director! Leadership is all about influencing others (i.e., peers, employees and C-level executives) to accomplish a stated objective or goal. Leadership, first and foremost, means effectively communicating your vision of the future to all stakeholders [...]
Supply Chain Savings Countdown: Is Your Bonus at Risk?
AHRMM’s 2011 Compensation Survey documented that 45.3% of its respondents reported receiving a bonus as part of their compensation package. If you are one of these individuals and are on a June to July fiscal year, then you only have eight more months to meet your savings objectives. If you aren’t on target to meet [...]
Supply Chain Power Tools: Don’t Ignore Them!
Just a few years ago, the only decision support tools available to supply chain professionals were spreadsheets and databases. The time has passed for these rudimentary tools, since they don’t dig deep enough and broad enough into your supply streams to help you to identify and then eliminate variations and anomalies in your supply chain [...]
Does Your Supply Chain Title Make a Difference?
I have always been obsessed with having the appropriate title for the CSCO (chief supply chain officer) position I was filling or inheriting. I even made this a topic of negotiations when I was being interviewed for a new position. Why? A title conveys to the world the importance of your job and your unique [...]
Are You Beating the Inflation Rate Each Year?
I was just reviewing a report on the inflation forecast for 2013 which predicts an overall national market price inflation rate of 2.9%, which closely follows the trend of the 2012 inflation rate as of August. This has been the pattern for the last few years, so inflation isn’t going away. In fact, there are [...]
Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Lone Rangers
Tim Kehl, a work-life balance specialist, tells us that “Asking for help is a sign of strength in a leader, not weakness”. Kehl goes on further to say that “Behind every prominent leader is a host of unacknowledged supporters who advised, assisted and encouraged him or her along the way? While this might seem like [...]
3 Big Strategies to a Sustainable Savings Pipeline
It is “Go Time” when it comes to taking your hospital, system or IDN’s supply chain savings program to the next level of savings. Yes, we all have a few savings opportunities to fill our agendas with now. However, we also need savings opportunities next month, next quarter and next year! To this end, supply [...]
Beyond the Basics: Healthcare Supply Performance Management
There is a new era in hospital supply chain management that is upon us: Supply Performance Management. Your job as a supply chain professional is no longer just to provide the right product, service or technology at the right price, at the right time and in the right place. You should now go beyond the [...]
Maximizing Your Hospital Supply Chain Human Potential and Performance
There is a quiet revolution in healthcare that you may or may not have heard of to maximize the human potential and performance of hospital employees since healthcare organizations have had no productivity gains in the past 20 years. A statistic that is unheard of in nearly every other industry, but it seems to be [...]
How Can Healthcare Supply Chain Managers Become Better Servant Leaders?
Mahatma Gandhi once said that “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” In today’s world great leader servants are warm and friendly, open to new ideas and provide a positive emotional experience for their employees and customers. It has been said that “great customer service begins [...]
