Supply Chain Optimization Customer Research
For each item below, please rate the level of priority it has for your purchasing department.
Essential
High priority
Medium priority
Low priority
Not a priority
| Reduce number of suppliers used |
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| Reduce number of products used |
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| Increase GPO contract compliance |
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| Improve supply chain efficiency |
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| Reduce costs organization-wide |
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Supply Chain Optimization Customer Research
How much do you agree that standardizing product purchases (e.g. eliminate redundant SKUs) throughout a hospital organization would provide cost savings?
| Completely agree |
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| Strongly agree |
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| Agree |
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| Somewhat agree |
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| Do not agree |
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Supply Chain Optimization Customer Research
How much do you agree that consolidating suppliers and/or standardizing product purchases across hospital organizations would reduce hidden costs and expenses?
| Completely agree |
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| Strongly agree |
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| Agree |
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| Somewhat agree |
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| Do not agree |
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Supply Chain Optimization Customer Research
How much do you agree that consolidating suppliers (e.g. cross reference) throughout a hospital organization would provide cost savings?
| Completely agree |
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| Strongly agree |
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| Agree |
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| Somewhat agree |
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| Do not agree |
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Supply Chain Optimization Customer Research
When consolidating suppliers and/or standardizing product purchases, how much impact does each item below have on reducing costs for a hospital organization?
Significant impact
Moderate impact
Some impact
Of little impact
No impact
| Reduce product purchase price |
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| Reduce freight costs |
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| Reduce purchase order (PO) costs |
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| Reduce costs through streamlined purchase process |
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| Reduce compliance fines |
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Supply Chain Optimization Customer Research
For each item below, please rate the level of priority it has for your purchasing department in 2017.
Essential
High priority
Medium priority
Low priority
Not a priority
| Reduce number of suppliers used |
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| Reduce number of products used |
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| Increase GPO contract compliance |
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| Improve supply chain efficiency |
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| Reduce costs organization-wide |
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Supply Chain Optimization Customer Research
For each item below, please rate the level of priority it has for your purchasing department in 2017.
Essential
High priority
Medium priority
Low priority
Not a priority
| Reduce number of suppliers used |
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| Reduce number of products used |
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| Increase GPO contract compliance |
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| Improve supply chain efficiency |
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| Reduce costs organization-wide |
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Supply Chain Optimization Customer Research
In general, what are the key benefits of consolidating suppliers and/or standardizing product purchases across hospital organizations?
| Improving supply chain efficiency (e.g. reduce number of POs, hidden costs, etc.) |
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| Increasing GPO contract compliance |
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| Reducing organization-wide spending |
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| Standardizing and reducing the number of products used |
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| Consolidating and reducing the number of vendors used |
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| Improving patient safety |
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| Improving clinician’s workflow efficiency (e.g. lab tech, nursing processing time) |
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| Improving patient satisfaction |
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| Improving clinician satisfaction |
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| Meeting regulatory requirements |
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Supply Chain Optimization Customer Research
How is your organization currently consolidating suppliers (e.g. cross-reference) and/or standardizing product purchases across your organization?
| Increasing purchases made through GPO contracts |
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| Standardizing and reducing the number of products used |
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| Consolidating and reducing the number of vendors used |
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| Streamlining the purchase process of products |
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| Using external standardization service |
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| NONE – No standardization or consolidation of purchases at organization |
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Supply Chain Optimization Customer Research
How important is it for hospitals to consolidate suppliers (e.g. cross reference) and/or standardize product purchases across the organization?
| Extremely important |
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| Very important |
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| Important |
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| Somewhat important |
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| Not important |
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