title: Sustaining savings.
abstract: Organizations can sustain savings through spend visibility, demand management, and appropriate contracting and sourcing techniques. Going green--for example, by using multi-use versus single-use products--can produce long-term savings. A well-defined materials management team, organized around spend categories, can help ensure that projected savings are fully realized.
authors.affiliation: The Claro Group, Chicago, USA. brichards@theclarogroup.com
authors.forename: Barton S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Lee P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kuhn
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods*; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States