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Managing Supply Chains in a Pandemic

33m · Chain Reactions with SCM Connections · 07 Apr 20:39

SCM Connections CEO Mike Raftery and COO Kristi Naidech sit down to discuss the extreme challenges that healthcare supply chain organizations face when planning for pandemics like the Coronavirus. Kristi shares her experience from her career in healthcare procurement and the unique challenges that hospitals face to secure to secure PPE and other essential items to care for the rapid increase in patients. Finally, our hosts share the lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 crisis, and examine how healthcare supply chain organizations can better prepare for future pandemics.

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