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Value Analysis Advisor for Sales Reps: Become a Welcome Guest, Not an Annoying Pest

December 10, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Before I founded SVAH Solutions thirty-four years ago, I was a supply chain director and value analysis practitioner for 15 years, meeting with sales representatives just about every day […]

There is Nowhere Else to Go for Savings

August 1, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions We are hearing the alarm bells going off at hospitals, systems, and IDNs nationwide because they have squeezed just about every dollar out of their GPO contracts, and have […]

Where are the Next Major Supply Chain Savings Going to Come from in 2021 and Beyond?

August 1, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis— SVAH Solutions Hospitals and health systems have achieved huge savings gains from group purchasing and internal supply chain contracting/sourcing over the past 10-15 years. […]

What If Your Group Purchasing Savings Suddenly Dried Up?

August 1, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions I often asked the attendees at seminars I have conducted what they would they do if their group purchasing savings suddenly dried up. Some of the attendees’ answers were […]

Products or Outcomes: What Are You Buying?

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Lynn Everard, Managing Director, Valumatrix, LLC In today's healthcare world there are only two things for sale: products and outcomes. In the hospital supply chain we have a long history of bringing down unit product […]