Meditech Surgical Case Analysis Paper Strategic Supply Chain Management Meditech is a leader in the endoscopic surgical instrument market. The company manufactures and market low cost endoscopy surgical equipment to hospitals and independent surgeons. The company's distribution operation is arranged and managed from a central storage warehouse that ships its products to domestic and international affiliates. The organization have been experiencing a good customer service experience in the
facility that has an impact on cost and plays a role in making the product conform to customer requirements: from supplier and manufacturing facilities through warehouses and distribution centers to retailers and stores. Indeed, in some supply chain analysis, it is necessary to account for the suppliers’ suppliers and the customers’ customers because they have an impact on supply chain performance. Second, the objective of supply chain management is to be efficient and cost-effective across the entire
7660 - Fall 2012 Mckesson Corporation is one of the largest health care service providers in the country. The company’s various operations span the health care spectrum and include enterprises such as pharmaceuticals, retail pharmacy automation, surgical supply management, and health care technology solutions. McKesson was founded in New York City’s financial district in 1833 by Charles Olcott and John McKesson. From the beginning, the company had a history of seizing opportunities for growth and
), providing firms with a source of competitive advantage. TEXTBOOK: D. Simchi-Levi, P. Kaminsky, and E. Simchi-Levi, Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and Case Studies, 3rd ed., McGraw Hill/Irwin, New York, 2008, ISBN 978-0-07-298239-8. READINGS: Additional articles and cases will be made available through WebCT and http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/access/5023124 SOFTWARE: The Beer Game simulation software is available on the web and will be used for real-time ordering
escalations take place in less than five minutes. In a number of studies, the hospital has identified benefits for nursing, ancillary services, support departments, the emergency department, and inpatient units. According to a management engineering analysis, 80 percent of nurses saved a minimum of 30 minutes each per shift. More surprising to the project team was the discovery, thanks to reports accumulated by the technology itself, that most requests did not require a nurse’s attention. The ability
relatively low risk, healthy ßow of payments and low average loan maturity date. The brokers would like to maximize their sales commissions. c. Similar to product supply chains, the objective of a service supply chain is to provide what is needed (in this case a particular type of service, rather than a physical product) at the right location, at the right time, and in a form that conforms to customer requirements while minimizing systemwide costs. However, there are a number of differences between the two
low risk, healthy ßow of payments and low average loan maturity date. The brokers would like to maximize their sales commissions. c. Similar to product supply chains, the objective of a service supply chain is to provide what is needed (in this case a particular type of service, rather than a physical product) at the right location, at the right time, and in a form that conforms to customer require- ments while minimizing systemwide costs. However, there are a number of differences between