title: Back to supply chain basics.
authors.affiliation: University Healthsystem Consortium, Oak Brook, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D017046:Cost Savings; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000191:economics; D017721:Hospital Costs; D007445:Inventories, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D007857:Leadership; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014481:United States