Cost & Quality in Healthcare Logistics
Investigators: Heather Nachtmann and Edward A. Pohl
Students: Julie Braden, Brian Smith, and Jared Townsley
The Challenge: While healthcare costs continue to rise at an alarming rate, there is a lack of clear and measurable quality improvements within the healthcare supply.
The Proposal: The primary goal is to identify the sources of inefficiency within the healthcare supply chain while simultaneously investigating opportunities for improving the quality of healthcare delivery.
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Expected Outcomes:
- Identification and assessment of current healthcare supply chain costs
- Development of quality indicators for effective execution within the healthcare supply chain
- Identification of opportunities for continuous process improvement in the design and operation of the healthcare supply chain