title: Let suppliers help plan purchase needs.
authors.affiliation: Ernst & Young, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017046:Cost Savings; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012984:Software; D014481:United States