In: Operations Management
What are some strategies that you could use as a Health Care Manager to effectively manage inventory and the supply chain?
Please, I need at least 600 words.
Reference:
Health Care Operations Management: A Systems Perspective, 2nd ed.
Langabeer, J.R. II. & Helton, J.
Jones & Bartlett Learning (2016).
ISBN: 978-1284050066
Thank You
To effectively mange the health care organization, i have to do many activities like an effective planning, organizing the resources, staffing best people to the organization, and controlling the each activities of the organization. As a health care manger, I will utilize many strategies to effectively perform the inventory and supply chain activities:
1) An effective integration for the supply chain activities:
I will make a better plan which will connect each partners of the supply chain in an effectively manner. Both inbound and outbound supply chain activates will be managed better so as to get value in the business. I will utilize the capabilities of stakeholders by integrating them.
2) An effective utilization of inventory management techniques:
Economic order quantity, ABC technique, Stock maintenance, Low cost inventory etc. will be applied to our business so as to take competitive advantage by reducing the cost of operations.
3) By technological intervention:
As, we know that it is the time of technological advancement. So, I will try to implement internet enabled platform, mobile technology, robotics, communication technology, etc, to make our hospital facilities best in the industry.
4) Implementing time bound short terms goals for improving the block chain in the system:
I will try to remove every bottleneck with the health care facility as it will soon attract new people to avail our care services.
5) By utilizing the ERP/ EHR system:
These online software tools will make us ready to face any shortage of medicines, equipments, record maintenance of the patients, medical history access so as to provide effective care, online patient registration, insurance facilities etc.
6) By appointing best people to handle the supply chain activities: Our organization will hire experience people from the industry who will be given full authority to take any decisions which will reduce our time and efforts. These people will be given appropriate training in terms of technological up gradation, skills enhancement, leadership and overall development cenetred.
7) By simplified the transportation activities as well as its cost :
Best transport vendors will be contacted for our supply and distribution end. They will be given a task of efficient and effective utilization of time and our human resources. Cost advantage will be taken by long term order or having a longer period lease with them.
8) Just in time:
We should implement just in time approach to make our hospital more advanced and real time services delivered to the patients. We should try to set our services by providing the patients home care. It will protect us from having huge inventory and resources in our clinic and hospitals. Ambulatory services will be given preference by making them so advance that a control on health can be established through prompt ambulatory care.
9) By adopting the lean manufacturing philosophy:
We should reduce our wastage, timely delivery of care services, best cleaning and air ventilation will be given to the patients and to their family members. We would make our process flexible as per the care required to the patients.
10) By adopting a practice to measure the supply chain efficiency:
It will be quite helpful to measure the efficiency of the functions like procurement, transportation, ambulance operations, vendor’s performance, physician’s services etc.
11) Implementing the total quality management philosophy:
We as an organization will focus to embed the best quality parameters for the care to the patients. We should learn from the world best care giving services in terms of their authentic, reliable, responsive care etc. We will make a policy regarding quality implementations to each function of the organization. It will make us best name in the view of the patients.