Where Service Meets Excellence
Supply Chain Strategies
Introduction
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Robotics and Automation
Supply Service Levels
McKesson’s Critical Care Drug Task Force
Data and Analytics
Blockchain Technology
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White Paper
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Planning and Optimization
Achieving supply chain excellence is much like forming a diamond. It requires pressure. You only achieve true excellence after facing challenges and quickly adjusting. Whether it’s global recalls, manufacturing issues, regional disasters or a global pandemic, hospitals and health systems depend on McKesson to step up to the challenge and create a more visible and equitable supply chain that benefits both business performance and patient care. From everyday infrastructure advantages to targeted disaster response, the right distribution partner is one that can add value far beyond the bottom line — not one that competes on price alone. You deserve more, and we can help health systems achieve more.
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At a time when growth and consolidation are reshaping the healthcare field, aligning the supply chain is more critical than ever.
INTRODUCTION
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Data and analytics
Knowledge of product availability shouldn’t be a guessing game. At McKesson, we aim to arm health systems with the tools they need to make more data-informed decisions. You deserve greater insight into product availability, and we want to help you get it. Our team strives to ensure you can confidently access more accurate demand forecasts to provide visibility into where your products are and help you understand how much you need. We apply advanced analytics to track products and reveal insights and opportunities to boost clinical and financial performance and track products with robust analytics.
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Robotics and automation
Our approach to robotics and automation keeps people at the center. Their safety and productivity are key in finding where automation is the best fit. When it comes to technology, we recognize that there isn’t a “one size fits all” solution. McKesson takes a holistic assessment to determine where automation fits best across the supply chain, pinpointing the key areas to improve productivity and minimize disruption. Our distribution and operations experts provide a high level of understanding that helps increase flexibility and operational efficiency.
By partnering with an experienced supply chain consultant from the start, organizations can quickly identify and resolve gaps, disconnects and other obstacles that can stand in the way of profitability. Just as significantly, optimizing and standardizing the combined supply chain helps them function seamlessly as one organization, keeping patients at the center of the newly defined continuum of care.
Partnership
Blockchain technology
The contracting and chargebacks process has historically been highly manual and often inefficient across the pharmaceutical industry. At McKesson, we’re focused on improving that process — even if it means taking risks by trying new technologies. We’re not afraid to be first if the end result is a quality, more effective reconciliation and chargeback experience for health systems. We have partnered with a leading technology company to drive innovation and build solutions through blockchain that help solve this challenge.
For example, failing to align and standardize clinical preference items can leave an estimated 10–20% in cost savings on the table. And something as fundamental as philosophical differences about leadership or change management can make it difficult to move forward as a cohesive organization when a merger or acquisition is involved. These are just a few situations in which a consulting partnership with an independent third party could be useful.
By aligning your continuum of care through , you can expect to reduce spend while enhancing staff efficiency and exploring untapped sources of revenue to improve both your health system’s performance and patient outcomes.
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Supply service levels
Our team aims to provide the partnership you deserve — one you can rely on to supply the medications your patients need when they need them. Despite disruptions and the unexpected, McKesson strives to deliver and maintain ideal service levels. We help health systems through ongoing dialogue, making necessary investments, and taking proactive steps to achieve dependable service levels. With us, you can expect reliability through market analysis and adequate supply.
In providing insights to health systems, we understand they need both the quantitative and the qualitative. We engage by listening. Taking a consultative approach, we aim to provide a true partnership and gather guidance from some of the brightest minds across the industry. One way we do that is through our Critical Care Drug Task Force (CCDTF). The team, assembled at the start of the pandemic, compares the number of COVID-19 cases reported on a local and national level with customer demand patterns and coordinates the forecasted supply needs with pharmaceutical manufacturers. It includes pharmacists, data scientists and procurement experts with deep experience in hospital pharmacy operations and optimization. Health systems can count on us to help instill confidence around ordering supplies with a clear sense of evidence-based direction.
Planning and optimization
We take a proactive approach to helping you optimize your supply chain. With McKesson, you can rely on ongoing, relevant updates from a reliable, single source. We provide predictive information to help you adequately prepare to avoid potential shortages and other disruptions. In addition, we help you prepare for the future through continuity planning. Our distribution and operations leaders bring expertise to understand potential disruptions and help you put solid plans in place to combat shortages before they happen.
Cindy Jeter, CPhT, CPP, BGS, is a supply chain management consultant for McKesson RxO . As a Certified Purchasing Professional, Cindy is one of McKesson’s top experts for supply chain consulting. Her focus includes best-practice inventory management processes, wastage reduction and cost containment.
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