The Uniquely Significant Purpose of Healthcare Supply Chains

Healthcare supply chain teams can’t allow critical items to go out of stock, and it is not as simple as substituting another brand. While healthcare organizations historically relied upon suppliers much larger than themselves, the pandemic challenged them to mature quickly and pick up best practices from other industries.Bill Selles is the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain for Corewell Health, a $14.7 billion not-for-profit integrated health system based in Michigan. Under his leadership, the Corewell Health supply chain team has saved over $100M, centralized their procurement activity, launched a supply chain analytics department, and created a system-level value analysis structure.In this Healthcare Supply Chain Leadership Series interview, Bill speaks with host Scott Luton about:• Lessons that healthcare companies learned from supply chains in retail, automotive, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) to make it through the toughest days of the pandemic• What he sees as the key to all innovation, and why Corewell Health’s commitments to resilience, sustainability, and supplier diversity are important to their overall mission• How he manages his team and their stakeholders through times of change, balancing the need to move forward with active empathyAdditional Links & Resources:Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.comCheck out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcKSubscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribeJoin the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSOLeveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/2022 Q4 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.comWEBINAR- Supply Chain Agility in an Ever-Changing World: https://bit.ly/41zl0BUWEBINAR- The Unified Supply Chain – A Platform Approach: http://bit.ly/3EH8fepWEBINAR- Supply Chain Planning: How to go beyond S&OP in 2023: http://bit.ly/3ZTfmJ2This episode is hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/uniquely-significant-purpose-healthcare-supply-chains-1097