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healthcare northside hospital
Executive leadership at Northside
and Gwinnett determined that it
was imperative for supply chain
to be involved during the initial
stages of the merger process.
A Detailed Assessment
Northside's acute care medical supply distributor performed a detailed assessment of Gwinnett's distribution
model and determined what it would take to convert Gwinnett from self-distribution to co-distribution with low unit
of measure.
"This assessment was incorporated into the business
case and integration roadmap," Waller says. "The transition will allow the merged entity to more effectively deploy
scarce resources as well as significantly reduce the overall
cost of distribution."
Gwinnett and Northside used two different pharmaceutical distributors. Based on the needs of the combined
system, it was decided that consolidation to one distributor
would offer the biggest advantage both from a service and
cost perspective.
The capital acquisition process was very similar for both
organizations. The requisitioning and approval platform was
similar and could be easily combined. The key was to redefine
the approval paths for acquiring capital for the merged entity.
Fortunately, both organizations utilized the same ERP
system, which made creating a single instance for the item
master possible. However, mapping item numbers and
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