Healthcare Supply Chain Technology and Strategy

Technology today, particularly big data and analytics, are changing roles throughout the enterprise, whether it's the CIO constantly faced with decisions about technology, or supply chain members that can make the sales marketing function more data-driven and efficient, everyone is being affected. Even the CFO role is not immune.  The CFO doesn't really have to be a technologist, but they have to understand how the power of technology can help them do their job. The pressures on the CFO are not terribly different than they've always been, but the data driven connectivity of our world and the rate of change adds to it. They need to be able to react to change quickly with speed and flexibility. At the recent Bloomberg CFO Summit  this week on the topic: "Dealing with New Technology and Building a Business Case for It." They outlined that the CFO is focused on reducing costs, speed (especially improved time to value) and flexibility — all achieved in a secure way. T...

In 2006, Congress gave DHS $47 million to prepare for such a national medical crisis.  I won't go into the mismanagement of the DHS and how bad it is at inventory management, but as a supply chain member you can help.  Read the gory details here if you like. But the long and short of it is that they need help and you can provide it.   Link to full report here :  http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2014/OIG_14-129_Aug14.pdf DHS agreed with all 11 suggestions the Inspector General's Office made to improve the program. The department will assign an office to oversee the supplies and develop an adequate strategy for making sure the material stays current. It has applied for a shelf life extension with the Food and Drug Administration to extend the expiration dates on the antiviral medicine it has that will expire in 2015. HIDA has developed an Ebola information clearinghouse for supply chain news of particular interest to distributors, manufacturers and other industry st...