SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE

Supply Chain Management: Efficient Health Care Supply Chain Management

Abstract

The supply chain of the supply stations and areas in Hospital with medical products and drugs has barely in focus. Both, in terms of economy as well as the Patient safety, there involve management of the supply chain. Here, the logistical process from manufacturers supply up to the station camp, with activities using automated communication standards, leading to efficiency of the processes that are contributing significantly. A sophisticated supply chain involves making complex decisions in competitive sectors, and this complexity increases when data should be collected from multiple sources of information, especially when those sources are out of sync or are outdated. Solutions for managing the supply chain (SCM) often help in controlling and automating repetitive processes so that one can spend their time and energy to take decisions that will provide the best results. SCM solutions help us in planning and executing more effective strategies and supply chain best results in sales planning and operations.

Supply Chain Management: Efficient Health Care Supply Chain Management

Introduction

Managing supply chain in today's complex business environment requires a software solution that uses special features that not only adapt to the current situation, but also to the company. SCM solutions meet these criteria with features that help in managing complexity, while increasing profitability, competitiveness and growth. Whether the business needs warehouse management software as an order management system, a production solution or a combination of multiple applications, it creates a complete package of solutions for the management of its supply chain that will help in improving the business results. The solutions for managing the supply chain adapt to the industry and the company's specific challenges.

Using an SCM solution, created and implemented by a single vendor, allows companies to simplify the processes and focus on creating, selling and delivering products to improve the results. The solutions for managing supply chain encompasses essential components, such as strategic network design, demand planning, distribution planning, warehouse management, management of transport fleets, planning sales and operations planning and scheduling production. The SCM solutions are easily implemented in the present and smoothly expand in the future to accommodate the growing needs of the business.

Logistics processes in healthcare and, in particular, in the hospital at the Supply of medical products and pharmaceuticals are characterized by Interfaces and system gaps. The reasons for this are different and non-integrated systems of the various stakeholders, the use of different coding and identification procedures and the use of various master data. Cost and efficiencies, in other industries are frequently used as the method of managing supply chain. To improve this situation in the healthcare as well, a project is initiated with the goal of a suitable technical and organizational solution for a procurement process. The project partners are from all walks of procurement process as well as various research institutions. They will continue the project as an important focus on medication safety and also on the data security and privacy setting in a ...