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What does clinical curiosity and disciplined courage have to do with supporting the healthcare supply chain? What do you get when you combine a combat medic, MBA, and a medical device rep? On this episode of the Power Supply podcast, our team sat down with Greg VanDyne, MBA to talk about his experience as a…

On this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl talks about the importance of putting your supply chain plan in writing: “The most critical element of your report should be your problem statement. The reason for this is that if you can’t identify a real, tangible, and critical problem that needs to be…

Most manufacturers are not making every component of their products and rely on their own suppliers. The number of suppliers can be many and the bill of material can be up to 70-80% outsourced. This is why having an internal framework for managing those relationships and aligning that framework to protect market position and enhance…

On this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl talks about the ups and downs of brainstorming in the healthcare supply chain decision making process: “Other experts have said that there are a lot of bad ideas thrown around in brainstorming sessions and that they should be vigorously debated and then eliminated immediately….

Backorders, supply chain disruption and now Inflation?! We may be worried about the impact of inflation on our daily lives, but what does this mean for healthcare? What can we expect as the hits just keep on coming? David Dobrzykowski, Claudia Rosales, and Andrew Balthrop from the University of Arkansas — Sam M. Walton College…

On this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl talks about why price is the smallest element of your lifecycle cost equation: “Too often when a product, service, or technology is purchased, it is considered a completed transaction by your contract managers once they have obtained the best price, and then it is…

Many of us have felt that Just-In-Time is dead thanks to the pandemic and the increasing number of shortages we have experienced, but maybe not! Wade Blom joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to offer up a brighter future for the inventory management strategy that was used extensively leading up to the pandemic….

“Healthcare is focused on patient experience and outcomes. We have HCAHPS scores and quality metrics, but these are all at the end of the service line. However, farther upstream, even before a device is delivered to the hospital, there are decisions that are being made that impact those patient experiences and outcomes. How do we…

How much do you know about the hosts of the Power Supply Podcast? Ever wonder what is going on behind the scenes? Do the hosts even like each other? Find out on this special edition of the Power Supply Podcast featuring the hosts of the show Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin. Tune in…

Partnering with suppliers and developing transparency around KPIs and metrics is a crucial component of many thriving healthcare sourcing strategies. Stephen Downey from the Cleveland Clinic kicks off the third season of Power Supply by sharing his approach to implementing OTIF (On-Time, In-Full). As Stephen mentions in his discussion with Hays Waldrop, Gary Skinner and…