Supply Chain Healthcare

We transfer our supply chain expertise to the healthcare sector

Healthcare has a profound impact on public welfare and on our quality of life, however long term affordability has been in doubt due to rapidly rising healthcare costs across the world. One alternative to cope with these healthcare challenges is to adapt advancements in supply chain management to healthcare supply chains, leading to improved efficiencies, enhanced customer service, and a more sustainable system. There is a great potential for the healthcare sector to benefit from the lessons learned and the best practices found in supply chain management.

Comparative Stakeholder Analyses

The adaption of supply chain management to the healthcare sector has to start with a basic understanding of how healthcare systems are structured and relationships are managed. To do so and in order to understand why some healthcare systems are more efficient than others, and if stakeholder power helps to improve efficiency, we conduct comparative stakeholder analyses.

Healthcare Network Design

Does network structure plays a significant role and does network centrality help to improve efficiency? Based on the findings of the stakeholder analysis and considering sustainability, costs and quality aspects, scenario-based analyses are conducted. These allow the derivation of recommendations for action and provide decision-making support with regard to the further development of healthcare networks.

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