Direct manufacturer shipments work independently and in their own silos, which can affect how the overall hospital supply chain operates.
However, reducing direct manufacturer shipments and aggregating these supply chains into one can reduce costs and provide other significant benefits such as:
- Simplifying the receiving process and internal distribution. This will reduce time and workload on the receiving staff and get product to the right place at the right time.
- Reducing the number of touches to the product, which will yield more savings in cost and time and free up resources to work on other areas such as patient care.
- Saving time and reducing the potential for errors by minimizing paperwork and simplifying the ordering process.
- Establishing better par levels with direct orders to create opportunity for bulk buy savings.
- Minimizing the amount of freight charges by reducing the number of shipments that are delivered overnight.
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