Articles by Robert Yokl

Value Analysis

Training Your Workers and VA Teams

January 5, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Training Your Workers and VA Teams
What’s Worse Than Training Your Workers and VA Teams?  I just read a quote, “What’s worse than training your workers and losing them?  Not training them and keeping them” by motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, which […]
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5 Biggest Myths About Healthcare Supply Utilization Management

July 24, 2012 Robert Yokl Comments Off on 5 Biggest Myths About Healthcare Supply Utilization Management
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 9:45 AM This podcast is geared towards dispelling what we feel are the 5 Biggest Myths that people believe about healthcare supply chain utilization management.  This will help clear up the […]

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5 Rock Solid Value Analysis Strategies and Tactics that Really Work

June 5, 2012 Robert Yokl Comments Off on 5 Rock Solid Value Analysis Strategies and Tactics that Really Work
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 8:53 AM As more healthcare organizations prepare for the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act more pressure will be placed upon supply chain professionals to save even more […]

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How to Make Your Cost Management Job Easier

September 14, 2011 Robert Yokl Comments Off on How to Make Your Cost Management Job Easier
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:23 AM In this podcast we show you how cost management yet ever more challenging and sophisticated in many respects does not necessarily need for you to make your job harder.  […]

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Offsetting Price Increases in Tough Times

September 5, 2008 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Offsetting Price Increases in Tough Times
Friday, September 05, 2008 8:27 AM Rising Product Costs Must Be Counter Balanced by Other Savings Strategies.  Find out how much more is really there for you to drive out of your supply chain.  Learn […]

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80-20 Rule for Healthcare Supply Chain Savings

May 8, 2008 Robert Yokl Comments Off on 80-20 Rule for Healthcare Supply Chain Savings
Thursday, May 08, 2008 10:28 AM 80/20 Rule for Healthcare Supply Chain Savings This podcast is geared towards helping you align your efforts and focus towards the supply chain savings opportunities that will give you […]

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