Manufacturers, Distributors and GPOs are
all willing to partner with you to make your supply chain more
efficient by identifying and helping to bring millions of dollars of savings opportunities to your bottom line. While it's important to work closely with all of these trading partners, focusing on how you utilize your Group Purchasing Organization and their service
offerings can result in garnering significant savings year after year.
Managing and leveraging your GPO relationship should be a very
important part of your overall supply chain strategy.
When a health system has a poor relationship with its GPO partner, it can often mean a need for introspection on that systems' ability to execute, commit or just partner in general. The RFP process should never be used as a "warning shot" fi red to intimidate
your current or potential partner--unless you've secured alternative services - rather, look it at as an opportunity to re-examine your relationship for new outcomes. Cost reduction, education, uneasiness, or just plain despair may motivate you to take action,
and often times the RFP process is seen as a viable solution for insight.
Selecting the right GPO partner and getting the most out of the relationship is one of the most important things a hospital's supply chain management team can do to manage costs effectively. Click here to read more about a few things to consider when making this decision.
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