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Navigating Healthcare Supply Chain Operations

Northeastern University

This course, Navigating Healthcare Supply Chain Operations, is a continuation of the introductory part, aiming to equip learners with practical knowledge and tools for effective management in healthcare supply chain operations. Through a deeper dive into topics such as demand and capacity planning, inventory management, procurement, and emerging trends, participants will gain valuable insights and expertise to drive operational process improvement in healthcare organizations.

The course is designed to provide a hands-on approach, enabling learners to apply the concepts to real-world scenarios through an operational process improvement project. By delving into various tools and techniques, participants will develop a strategic understanding of supply chain operations, including inventory control, logistics, vendor selection, and supply chain innovations.

  • Continuation of "Introduction to Healthcare Supply Chain Operations"
  • Focused on demand and capacity planning, inventory management, procurement, and emerging trends
  • Hands-on approach with practical application to operational process improvement project
  • In-depth exploration of tools and techniques for effective supply chain management in healthcare

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Navigating Healthcare Supply Chain Operations
Course Modules

This course comprises modules covering demand and capacity planning, inventory management, procurement, and emerging trends in healthcare supply chain operations. Participants will gain a strategic understanding and practical skills to drive operational process improvement.

Demand and Capacity Planning in Healthcare

Navigating Healthcare Supply Chain Operations offers a comprehensive exploration of demand and capacity planning in healthcare, providing insights into managing demand-capacity mismatches, forecasting approaches, and addressing capacity challenges.

  • Module 1: Demand and Capacity Planning in Healthcare
  • Deep dive into managing demand-capacity mismatches and forecasting approaches
  • Insights into addressing capacity challenges in healthcare organizations

Inventory Management

The Inventory Management module delves into the complexities of managing inventory in healthcare, covering inventory problems, improvement approaches, economic order quantity, and periodic automatic replenishment.

  • Module 2: Inventory Management
  • Exploration of inventory problems and improvement approaches
  • Insights into economic order quantity and periodic automatic replenishment

Procurement and Supplies Management

Procurement and Supplies Management module provides a comprehensive understanding of procurement challenges, best practices, and the role of group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in healthcare procurement.

  • Module 3: Procurement and Supplies Management
  • Insights into procurement challenges and best practices in healthcare
  • Exploration of the role of group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in healthcare procurement

Emerging Trends in Healthcare Supply Chain, Strategy, and Impact on Performance

The Emerging Trends in Healthcare Supply Chain, Strategy, and Impact on Performance module covers major trends impacting healthcare supply chain, supply chain innovations, best practices, and change management.

  • Module 4: Emerging Trends in Healthcare Supply Chain, Strategy, and Impact on Performance
  • Exploration of major trends impacting the healthcare supply chain
  • Insights into supply chain innovations, best practices, and change management
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