A systems approach to understanding the needs of today's healthcare supply chain
Strategic Management of the Healthcare Supply Chain offers a big-picture overview and a proven strategic framework for supply chain management in healthcare. It also addresses concrete strategies for risk management, partnerships, logistics, performance assessment, information technology, and beyond. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the issues facing the healthcare supply chain and the opportunities that present themselves as we look toward the future. Written by a team of authors with both research expertise and practical experience in healthcare supply chain, this broad and impactful book teases out the complexities within the supply chain field and the healthcare ecosystem.
The healthcare industry is evolving rapidly, and the role of the supply chain is shifting in response. Institutions and practitioners are collaborating more closely than ever with supply chain leaders. This shift introduces new opportunities and challenges at the level of healthcare delivery. Additionally, the role of supply chain in safeguarding the social determinants of health-food, transportation, critical health-related products-is rapidly expanding, especially in historically underserved populations. This revised edition takes a holistic approach to the needs of people and organizations, yielding strategies that will improve both economic and health outcomes.
- Gain the understanding you need to work toward building a mature supply chain organization
- Develop perspective on how the needs of the healthcare supply chain are shifting in the modern era
- Holistically assess supply chain performance and improve clinical, financial, and operational outcomes
- Identify opportunities to generate value, improve alliances, and cut costs
This book will be of interest to graduate students in the health sector and supply chain programs, as well as working clinicians, health sector managers, and supply chain leaders. Policymakers looking to create a more resilient healthcare supply chain in the wake of COVID-19 will also find valuable insight inside.
Praise for STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF THE HEALTH CARE SUPPLY CHAIN, 2ND EDITION
"I am confident this updated edition of Strategic Management of the Healthcare Supply Chain will prove valuable to all audiences. It is an orienting read for new entrants and practitioners to the field of supply chain. It is also an excellent core text for graduate courses, and it is a must-read for seasoned supply chain leaders."
-Doug Bowen, Senior Vice President, Banner Health
"Gene Schneller and his co-authors have provided ? important insights into how hospitals and organizations in their supply chains will need to develop more resilient and agile approaches to managing the many disruptions and challenges that exist in a globally outsourced healthcare environment. ? I have no doubt this book will have an enormous impact on the practice of healthcare supply chain management."
-Robert Handfield, Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management & Executive Director, Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, North Carolina State University
"Schneller and colleagues have come to the rescue, offering a comprehensive framework and holistic approach [to health care supply chain management]. Their book should be required reading for healthcare academics (and their students), executives, and clinicians. It is time for everyone to step up to the plate."
-Lawton Robert Burns, Ph.D., MBA, James Joo-Jin Kim Professor of Health Care Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
"As healthcare gets serious about value-based care, this book clarifies the importance of the role supply chain managers and supply chain thinking brings to key strategic and tactical discussions, planning and implementation. ??? This book is a fundamental guide for success."
-Denis A. Cortese, M.D., Emeritus Professor, President/CEO Mayo Clinic, Professor and director of Arizona State University Center for Healthcare Delivery and Policy
