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Vendor representatives, especially those supporting cases, spend 40% of their time on logistics.  With a significant shift from W2s to 1099 representatives over the last few years, there has been a growing need for third party logistics support especially for the growing number of 1099s, as well as for the manufacturers relying on those independent reps. Hunter Fleetwood joins Hays Waldrop, Garry...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go,  Bob Yokl talks about that reoccurring feeling you get when you step into your supply chain meetings: "Well, we have seen the same phenomenon with hospital value analysis teams who repeat the same team meeting again and again. We have mentioned before how we frequently read the minutes of value analysis teams going back a year and then are...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go,  Bob Yokl talks about three data analytics you should consider using in your day-to-day as a supply chain leader: "We are all looking for enhancements that will add value to our healthcare value analysis process without adding more time, work, or resources to generate even greater savings yields, or quality and safety improvements. The eas...

Who has mentored you during your Supply Chain career? How critical have they been to your professional growth? While there is a difference between coaching and mentoring, they both have an important role in developing tomorrows leaders in our industry. Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin welcome Joe Walsh to tell us about why he got into #healthcaresupplychain, his experience as an execu...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go,  Bob Yokl talks about getting the most out of your limited supply chain resources (people & finances!): "Everyone knows that delegation saves time and has a multiplier effect on your healthcare supply chain efforts. Nevertheless, too many supply chain professionals still do most of the work of their value analysis teams. That's not what te...

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 Green Beret, the impact of pursing an MBA, and why he sees so much value in engaging on soc...

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 solved, your management or customers won't be interested in solving it NOW....

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 the customer experience is crucial.  Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinne...

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. Our opinion is that if you follow these recommendatio...

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 of Business join Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to s...

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 quickly forgotten. You might not realize it, but this is the #1 re...

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.  We also learn how we set ourselves up for failure and what can be don...

"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 take into account all the variables from a higher level and integrat...

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 this week to learn more about this crazy cast of characters, their background and some of their favorit...

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 Justin Poulin; it's not j...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go,  Bob Yokl talks about activity based costing (ABC), supply chain training, supply validation, and more: "As hospitals, systems, and IDNs see fewer savings results from their GPO or local new and renewal contracts, more and more healthcare organizations are preparing to launch their own Supply Utilization Management Program to make up for t...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl provides six veteran tips on measuring your healthcare supply chain with excellence: "I'm sure that most of us have heard the term, "What is measured happens," but have we mastered this art of determining who, what, and how to measure to ensure our supply chain management success? For those who are uncertain about this critical su...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl discusses two reasons hospital supply chain leaders may be hesitant to believe their own data: "...Supply utilization management is the next big savings strategy that will take supply chain leaders to a new level of supply chain savings – beyond price and standardization. So, why don't more healthcare supply chain leaders believe...

Many of us have heard of Unique Device Identification (#UDI), but what the heck does it have to do with our day-to-day in surgical services? How confident do you feel about your hospital's #DeviceRecall process? Are those just something manufacturers have to worry about? During this exclusive Expert Series™ Conference release, we sat down with Ashlea Souffrou, Power Supply UDI Implementation Exper...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl discusses the not-so-true things we tend to tell ourselves related to supply utilization in our hospitals: "There are many myths, half-truths, and misinformation floating around the healthcare marketplace about supply utilization management. This misinformation is holding back hospitals, systems, and IDNs from embracing this new s...

Why don't our technologies effectively talk to each other in the hospital setting? When these breakdowns occur, what are the risks to our patients, finance, and compliance? During this exclusive Expert Series™ Conference release, we bring Power Supply Experts Vin Matozzo and Stephen Kinsella together to talk about going beyond the information silos so many of us have found ourselves in. This episo...

Everybody knows there is a workforce shortage by now.  We've talked about education and training on Power Supply, but how do we maximize the potential of the human resources that we already have in our organizations?  Mentorship is critical, but solid coaching can be a difference maker.  Brooke Elliott joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to give us some good coaching advice, tell u...

How involved is your supply chain team in planning, design and construction projects?  Have you applied the value based purchasing model to plant operations sourcing?  New construction gets all the time and attention but how do ensure that you are planning ahead?  Sara Barker joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to provide her insight into how to successfully innovate, control costs...

We've all heard Right Product, Right Place, Right Time, at the Right Quantity -- but it doesn't always mean having "Just Enough." So, what is the right amount of each product? Angie Haggard joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin on this week's edition of Power Supply to tell us how we can achieve optimization through a combination of science, data, and art. Turn it up and plug in to P...

What the heck just happened?!  Healthcare supply chain got turned upside down and the Just-In-Time inventory management strategy has become one of the biggest casualties of the pandemic.  Michelle Taukiuvea joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to share her experience and knowledge on demand planning.  Listen in and learn more about data cleanliness, data driven decision making and h...