supply chain

Value Analysis

How Many VA Teams Do You Need?

August 15, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on How Many VA Teams Do You Need?
At most healthcare organizations, the answer is — less is more! We are often asked how many value analysis teams a healthcare organization should have to ring the towel dry on savings and improve quality […]
Benchmarking

The Future of Benchmarking

August 5, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on The Future of Benchmarking
Elevate your benchmarking for greater accuracy, reliability, and insight. A recent survey by CAPS Research (co-sponsored by Arizona State University) of supply chain leaders indicated that there is a shift in benchmarking for greater accuracy, […]
Value Analysis

Crucial Conversations and How to Have Them

August 2, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Crucial Conversations and How to Have Them
Alan Edwards, Regional Director of Supply Chain, Adventist Health System, Tampa, FL “Today’s supply chain leader faces more day to day pressure than ever before. We’re pressed to identify savings opportunities for our organizations, and […]
Value Analysis

What You Can’t See Will Hurt You

April 11, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on What You Can’t See Will Hurt You
Most of your new saving opportunities are below the water line. We like to equate supply chain expense savings to an iceberg! Above the waterline are your price and standardization savings, which are easily identified. […]
Value Analysis Leadership

Value Analysis Leadership Interview

April 9, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Value Analysis Leadership Interview
Alan Weintraub, Chief Procurement Officer/Director of Support Services Enloe Medical Center, Chico, CA The following interview was conducted by Robert W. Yokl, Managing Editor, Healthcare Value Analysis Magazine Allan Weintraub is a 30-year supply chain […]
Value Analysis

The Evolution of Value Analysis

April 2, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on The Evolution of Value Analysis
Michael Bohon, Founding Principle, Healthcare Solutions Bureau Twenty-seven years ago, I unexpectedly found myself working in the supply chain sector of the healthcare industry in Arizona. For nineteen years prior to that I was also […]