Benchmarking Your Way to Success
Everyone needs benchmarks to up their supply chain expense game If you aren’t aware of it, benchmarking is your key to becoming the best-of-the-best in…
Articles by Robert T. Yokl
Vested Outsourcing and ACOs
New approaches to contracting are necessary to meet new ACO’s challenges Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) are popping up all over the country. The ACO concept…
Your Role in the Green Revolution
Going green isn’t just about sustainability, it’s about big savings Supply chain professionals understand that “going green” isn’t just about sustainability. It’s also about big…
Create a Culture of Ownership
It’s ultimately your department heads and manager’s job to be responsible for their supply chain expenses If you would think about it, supply chain professionals…
Targeted Benchmarking
Global benchmarks won’t uncover your actionable savings opportunities Most supply chain departments are subscribing to global benchmarking services that provide them with benchmarks at 30,000…
Your Data is Irrelevant If Your Customers Don’t Understand It
Tell a story to educate your customers on how the data affects them directly We’re all talking about “doing it with data,” especially evidenced-based and…
Measuring Success of the Implementation of Insurance Exchanges
In the movie “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” come-to-life wax-figure General George Armstrong Custer – when facing a particularly threatening situation –…
Utilization Management: The New Low Hanging Fruit
Why let these multimillion dollar savings slip through your hands? Everyone in the healthcare supply chain business is looking for new savings opportunities to replace…
How to Bend the Cost Curve
Doing the same things, even much better won’t bend your cost curve on supply chain expenses Can your hospital, system or IDN maintain the same…
Taking Purchase Services Seriously
Close the door tight on these multi-million dollar purchases Every supply chain manager contracts for purchase services during any given year, but how many are…