Like other industries, hospitals can cut costs by cutting lead times for delivery.
D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D003363:Cost Control; D004465:Economic Competition; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States