Healthcare: Supply Chains

Films on Demand - 53:13
Why was the U.S. left scrambling for critical medical equipment as the coronavirus swept the country? With the Associated Press and the Global Reporting Centre, this is an investigation of the fragmented global medical supply chain and its deadly consequences.

Alexander Street Video - 59.00
In this documentary, we look into the supply chain of face masks, from raw materials to finished products, in the global context.

Films on Demand (1:15:27) Will market-driven alliances improve health care in the United States? Proponents argue that the bargaining power and data competencies of these huge retailers will squeeze middlemen out of an inefficient supply chain and bring more transparency to health care pricing. But opponents argue that the promise of these novel efforts is overstated or misguided, particularly because the health care industry is so massive and complex. Will retail alliances save the U.S. health care system?

(IBM) Several major risk factors or underlying challenges have come into focus for healthcare supply chains.

(Forbes) There is a newfound urgency among healthcare players to shield their supply chains from future shocks.

(Michigan State University) In healthcare, the consumers are patients and the product they want is their own improved health at the best, or most affordable, price possible.

(HSCA) The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) is a broad-based trade association that represents 14 purchasing organizations.

(Industry Week) Data that supports forecasting, planning and collaboration allows manufacturers to get ahead of potential shortages well ahead of a crisis.

(Redbird Logistics Services) In this article, we will explore the role of supply chain management in detail.