title: At Partners, materials management talks, vendors listen.
mesh_terms: D003164:Competitive Bidding; D017046:Cost Savings; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008404:Massachusetts; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D009936:Organizational Innovation