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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Healthcare Management > Strategic Management of the Health Care Supply Chain Strategic Management of the Health Care
Supply Chain Hardcover: 328 pages
The book provides healthcare administrators, managers, executives, university faculty, students, and consultants with the guidance necessary to best engage the health care supply chain. The book’s shows how to view the supply chain from a new perspective from a series of transactions to a focus of strategic planning. It offers a clear understanding of the options and analyzes and succinctly presents the best practices gleaned from progressive health systems such as Mayo Clinic, BJC (Barnes/Jewish/Christian) (St Louis), North Shore University Health System (New York), Swedish (Seattle), and HCA (Nashville). "Based on Schneller and Smeltzer’s
recent empirical research, and drawing on contemporary cases, this
book presents compelling arguments for the value-added through
effective supply chain performance and for repositioning the supply
chain function to a strategic position within organizational
structures." --Howard Zuckerman, senior advisor, Center for
Health Management Research It builds on fundamental concepts including sourcing of materials, forecasting demand, selecting and employing distribution models, and assessing risks, showing how they aid in the pursuit of supply management excellence in the health sector. You may view the following samples of this book here: Larry R. Smeltzer was professor of supply chain management at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University. His primary research focus was supply strategies, and his work was published in such journals as Supply Chain Management Review, European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and Sloan Management Review. He also published descriptions of best practices through the Center of Advanced Purchasing Studies. Smeltzer received his Ph.D. in business from Northern Illinois University in 1980 and a master’s degree in organizational science from the University of Nebraska in 1971. Eugene S. Schneller is professor of health management and policy at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University. He is director of the Health Sector Supply Chain Initiatives and codirector of the Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium. Schneller is a frequent speaker on issues pertaining to group purchasing organizations and strategic management of the health care value chain. His publications appear in a variety of health management journals, including Hospital and Health Services Administration, Health Care Management Review, American Journal of Public Health, Social Science and Medicine, and Frontiers of Health Services Management. He received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1973 and an honorary P.A. degree from Duke University Medical Center in 2004. (information provided by the publisher) You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Go to / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore |
