Put the value back in your supply chain 135 Kb - Cardinal Health
Put the value back in your supply chain 135 Kb - Cardinal Health
Put the value back in your supply chain 135 Kb - Cardinal Health
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ValueL<strong>in</strong>k ®<br />
<strong>Put</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>value</strong> <strong>back</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>your</strong> <strong>supply</strong> cha<strong>in</strong>.<br />
We want to help you do more with less. By optimiz<strong>in</strong>g our <strong>in</strong>dustry-lead<strong>in</strong>g ValueL<strong>in</strong>k® program, we’ll help<br />
you conta<strong>in</strong> costs, streaml<strong>in</strong>e <strong>supply</strong> flow processes and reduce <strong>in</strong>ventory by provid<strong>in</strong>g product <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> most<br />
logical unit of measure (LUM). This means you only process, handle, store and pay for <strong>the</strong> amount of <strong>in</strong>ventory<br />
needed, when it is needed. On average, our ValueL<strong>in</strong>k® Services customers see significant operat<strong>in</strong>g marg<strong>in</strong><br />
improvements and reduction <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>ventory <strong>in</strong>vestments exceed<strong>in</strong>g 20 percent. Because we custom configure<br />
<strong>your</strong> deliveries <strong>in</strong> totes based on po<strong>in</strong>t of use demand, <strong>your</strong> supplies are available at <strong>the</strong> right time and place.<br />
This significantly reduces <strong>the</strong> time <strong>your</strong> cl<strong>in</strong>icians need to be <strong>in</strong>volved with <strong>supply</strong> cha<strong>in</strong> matters and leads to<br />
higher levels of cl<strong>in</strong>ician satisfaction.<br />
Comparison between traditional and dynamic hospital <strong>supply</strong> cha<strong>in</strong><br />
Features<br />
Product availability<br />
Inventory costs<br />
Traditional <strong>supply</strong> cha<strong>in</strong><br />
• Daily, weekly stockouts and<br />
product unavailability<br />
• 96% fill rate<br />
• Extra touchpo<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
process and <strong>in</strong>ventory costs<br />
• Use space to hold obsolete/<br />
expired product<br />
Dynamic <strong>supply</strong> cha<strong>in</strong><br />
enabled by ValueL<strong>in</strong>k® Services<br />
and ValueL<strong>in</strong>k® Par Optimization<br />
• Significant reduction <strong>in</strong> stockouts and<br />
call-downs<br />
• Often exceeds 98% fill rate<br />
• Elim<strong>in</strong>ation of extra touchpo<strong>in</strong>ts and<br />
<strong>in</strong>ventory costs<br />
• Reduce storage and on hand <strong>in</strong>ventory<br />
levels and associated hold<strong>in</strong>g costs<br />
• Increased availability of storage and/or<br />
revenue-generat<strong>in</strong>g space<br />
Supply cha<strong>in</strong> flow<br />
Use of cl<strong>in</strong>ician time<br />
FTE allocation<br />
and utilization<br />
• Inefficient order<strong>in</strong>g and tim<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• Unorganized space for<br />
necessary product<br />
• Traditional <strong>supply</strong> cha<strong>in</strong><br />
vendors usually deliver only<br />
to <strong>the</strong> dock<br />
• Excess cl<strong>in</strong>ician time spent<br />
manag<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ventory<br />
• Low cl<strong>in</strong>ician satisfaction<br />
• Hospital labor required to<br />
make deliveries<br />
• Efficient electronic order<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• Space sav<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
• Inventory reduction<br />
• Waste elim<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
• Product rationalization and standardization<br />
• Ability to deliver beyond dock to po<strong>in</strong>t of use<br />
• Vendor consolidation and streaml<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
• Less cl<strong>in</strong>ician time spent manag<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ventory<br />
and more time spent tak<strong>in</strong>g care of patients<br />
• Improved cl<strong>in</strong>ician satisfaction and utilization<br />
• Labor reallocation to high priorities<br />
For more <strong>in</strong>formation, e-mail ValueL<strong>in</strong>k@card<strong>in</strong>alhealth.com<br />
or contact <strong>your</strong> Card<strong>in</strong>al <strong>Health</strong> sales representative.