Supply Chain Services: Achieving High Performance in Health Care

Health providers must seize the chance to transform their supply chains as part of a strategy to achieve high performance.

The traditional non-labor supply chain represents 40 percent of the typical hospital system's total operating expenses. Roughly 25 percent of this amount relates to inefficiency in logistics and administration, and unnecessary overheads.

More than ever before, providers need to gain direct control of their supply chains. Their supply chain practices are often plagued by overdependence on third parties, fragmentation, limited information, misaligned incentives, poor control, inconsistent use, excessive choice and limited visibility. Increasing financial pressure makes it imperative that the role of the supply chain evolves beyond the simple management of transactions to the delivery of high performance through both expense reduction and revenue enhancement.

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We are recognized as a global leader in both supply chain and health care consulting, with more than 7,000 dedicated supply chain professionals, many of whom are dedicated to the health care industry. We have both the vision and the knowledge of industry best practices to help health providers build a sustainable, strategic supply chain that can improve organizational performance.

Accenture's approach is designed to deliver high performance throughout the providers' supply chain by enhancing collaboration, and by connecting processes both across the organization and between business partners. We have proven supply chain methodologies, supported by a knowledge base contained in proprietary tools and process-based project packs. In this way, risk is reduced and benefits are attained much faster. Our collaborative, adaptive solutions are designed to enable high performance, independent of specific procurement, distribution or outsourcing arrangements.

Contact us to find out how Accenture can help you optimize your supply chain as part of a strategy to achieve high performance.

Accenture can help hospitals move toward high performance across all aspects of the supply chain:

• Assessment: We focus on clinical and non-clinical departments across the organization to identify opportunities in key product streams and purchased services to provide clients with a road map for implementation.
  
  
• Contract optimization: Our holistic approach helps deliver quantifiable, measurable savings that improve performance.
  
  
• Education: Accenture has created a tailored program for members of The Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM). Through our Supply Chain Academy, AHRMM members have access to award-winning online education. Read more about Accenture's Supply Chain Academy Solution.
  
  
• Logistics: We examine the entire supply chain process, all the way from replenishment to internal charge capture.
  
  
• Supply chain enterprise resource planning implementation: Accenture helps to define processes, supply chain infrastructure, and future vision; as well as managing the risk associated with successful implementation.
  
  
• Content management: Accenture cleanses, aggregates and appends attributes to enrich your item and master files and deliver a comprehensive item master to the production environment.

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