Healthcare Supply Chain Technology and Strategy

Short dated and expired goods – whose responsibility is it? It seems that  wholesalers/suppliers and manufacturers cannot agree on who should take the financial hit when products need to be pulled from the shelf.  As a distributor since you use inventory control practices to ensure consistent product turns, which drive the re-order process, Those controls should be able to minimize the incidence of non-salable expired goods.  However having said that it's not always consistent across the board and many vendors offer different policies about returning expired goods. Additionally it can be a significant sales opportunity if you are aware of, and have the information on what products are going to become short dated and use that to make a large sale or purchase.  If there is a business "partnership" where the supplier agrees to ship you items with a minimum expiration date with the MDS-Nx you can now Trust but Verify. On a vendor by vendor ...

Imagine your business operations cleaner easier and faster The Systems House’s Try and Buy offering will allow you to evaluate the MDS-Nx system with your Customers and Products.. The MDS-Nx Distribution System is a cost-effective, enterprise wide system specifically designed to meet the business challenges of Medical/Pharma distributors.  Let us show you our system working with your information to make your operations cleaner easier and faster today. For a Limited Time we are offering a  FREE   try before you buy implementation of the MDS-Nx System with your data on our cloud servers. Click Here  to start your try and buy today!! Don’t be held back by standalone software systems that cut performance and profitability. Increase speed and precision of business processes, from sales orders to financials to purchasing Connect customers, manufacturers and partners across multiple systems, so the right products get to the right locations at the right times  Conf...

The MDS-Nx System now offers Reorder Labels  designed to support long-term care , Retail Pharmacy and offers integration with our ScanConnect Web Based Inventory Management System.  Reorder Labels can contain standard Product label information as well as contact information, pricing  and quantity as well as the date ordered to prompt the  customer to reorder in a timely fashion.   Reorder Labels are a standard Zebra label and use off the shelf and readily available technology. Reorder Labels integrate with our Fast and Accurate Barcode Inventory Management System called ScanConnec t. With ScanConnec t your customers can reorder by using barcode scanners directly in each facility and sending the orders to you via the Internet. It benefits both you and your customers by: Saving time and order costs Eliminating keystroke-generated errors Reviewing scheduled orders allowing for inventory management and automated reorders For more information on TSH or MDS...

Some us of may be familiar with the phrase Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My!! if not see the video below. But what it has really come to represent is someone who is fearful of a rumored threat. But if you watch the movie or see the story you will realize it was not a real threat, just something to scare you with..  Well in many industries,   Rebates and Contracts and Sales Tracings have come to represent those scary rumored threats. And prevent companies from taking advantage of contract pricing and costing options.  But with the MDS Rebate Management System that's no longer a problem. —       Simply match to the example Spreadsheet from your vendor —and save it as an MDS Rebate Format. —Then use it to generate a sales tracing based upon your selection criteria,  Using the output format specified by your vendor. To assist you MDS includes a database of  pre-existing —Vendor Format Templates available as a Library. now you don't hav...

Hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving Holiday.  In case you missed it,   just before the break the president signed H.R 3204, The  Drug Quality and Security Act.  Now that is  has passed here is a quick recap from our friends at HIDA . As your review  some of the  highlights  of the bill,  and  the coming affect on the Healthcare Supply Chain,  feel free to reach out out to TSH to help you navigate the regulatory maze. " Click here for an overview :  http://energycommerce.house.gov/fact-sheet/hr-3204-drug-quality-and-security-act or for the full text:  http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr3204/text Last Wednesday, the president signed the Drug Quality and Security Act (H.R. 3204) into law, creating a national prescription drug pedigree solution.   HIDA Government Affairs has created a summary of H.R. 3204 , which includes a flowchart highlighting the information required to be passed by trading partners....