Supply Chain Optimization (health and social services sector)

The complexity of hospital logistics and the volume of resources it consumes (more than 45% of total expenditures) require managers to master the whole supply chain process, one of its major components.

In the context of merging establishments, procurement managers are often confronted with the following problems:

• a progressive increase in the volume of transactions, causing an increased work load at every step in the supply chain
• inconsistent distribution processes and work practices poorly adapted to the new context and the growth of the organization, contributing to the increase in the volume of transactions
• inadequate knowledge and mastery of the level of complexity typical of larger organizations
  
  

Based on the experience of its expert consultants, CIM offers an innovative approach to planning and managing purchasing, storage and distribution activities for the products and supplies necessary for delivering services in the different units of a healthcare facility.

The concrete benefits for our clients are:

• reduced cost of goods and services purchased
• reduced time needed for distribution and resupplying of in-patient care units
• reduced efforts required by managers and professional personnel to ensure adequate supplies of goods and services
• reduced transportation costs
• improved customer service