Supply chain quality management and planning, supply chain robotics and optimization, and supplier relationship & risk management are all part of it.
Fremont, CA: There is an urgent need for more effective supply chain management in the healthcare sector. COVID-19 showed major flaws in the United States' healthcare supply chains, with hospitals forced to deal with shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), ventilators, and crucial pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, healthcare companies have been under growing pressure recently to increase profitability and address rising supply chain expenses.
Hospitals, healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, and other stakeholders in the healthcare sector can improve healthcare supply chain management to not only eliminate supply chain inefficiencies and unnecessary supply chain expenses but also build agility and adaptability into the healthcare value chain. With a more flexible and adaptable healthcare supply chain, upstream and downstream partners would respond more effectively to unanticipated events such as natural catastrophes or a global pandemic, improving patient outcomes and saving lives.
The goal and significance of healthcare supply chain management
The primary goals of healthcare supply chain management are to improve visibility and efficiency throughout the supply chain. In recent months, this has expanded to include the strategic goal of improving supply chain agility and resilience essential in these times of increased uncertainty and volatility in supply and demand conditions.
