BIG GAIN, LITTLE PAIN: COST SAVINGS THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN AUTOMATION

This paper depicts a health care company's strategy to redesign their supply chain process. The reinvention of the logistics process involves defining work process requirements, mapping out process flows, combining functions or activities to achieve efficiencies and identifying a social structure. The macro process map for the scope of work to be redesigned is illustrated.

• Corporate Authors:

  Council of Logistics Management

  2805 Butterfield Road, Suite 200
  Oak Brook, IL  United States  60523
• Authors:
  • Hoffrogge, B
  • McCann, C J
• Conference:
  • Council of Logistics Management Fall Meeting
  • Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Date: 2000-9-24 to 2000-9-27
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 221-242

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Logistics; Medical services; Performance evaluations; Social service agencies; Supply chain management
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00808308
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 11 2001 12:00AM