title: Building an efficient supply chain.
abstract: Realizing at last that supply chain management can produce efficiencies and save costs, hospitals are beginning to adopt practices from other industries, such as the concept of extended supply chains, to improve product flow. They're also investing in enterprise planning resource software, radio frequency identification and other technologies, using quality data to drive standardization and streamlining processes.
authors.forename: Dagmara
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scalise
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006750:Hospital Distribution Systems; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D007858:Learning; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008331:Management Information Systems; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital; D014481:United States