Podcast Number 22 -  May 8, 2008

NEW 80/20 Rule for Healthcare Supply Chain Savings

This podcast is geared towards helping you align your efforts and focus towards the supply chain savings opportunities that will give you the best bang for your buck as far as effort to return on investment.  We will highlight the major functions of supply chain savings and detail out all the major supply chain savings areas and why and where you need to focus your efforts for the highest supply chain savings return possible.

Podcast Number 21 -  February 25, 2008

The Supply Chain Hall of Fame is Now a Reality

Podcast Number 20 -  January 11, 2008

11 Big Strategies to Save Big in 2008

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Podcast Number 19 -  October 5, 2007

How Much Savings is Enough to Make a Change

In this Podcast we will discuss a daily challenge that Supply Chain Managers and Value Analysis Coordinators face, that is at what  point do we or don't we take action on a savings or savings opportunity.  Is it a dollar threshold? We will go over all the factors that are involved with deciding when we attack a savings and when we do not.  Plus, we will go through a few examples of hospitals and how they go about working with these challenges to achieve maximum results.

Podcast Number 18 -  September 10, 2007

Special Bonus Podcast

Certified Value Analysis Leadership

Talking Healthcare Value Analysis to a Whole New Level of Training

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Podcast Number 17 -  July 20, 2007

NEW Value Analysis 2.0

New Rules, Systems and models for Long Lasting Savings Performance!

Value Analysis 2.0 -New Rules, Systems and Models for Long Lasting Savings Performance!

Isn’t It About Time You Re-Think, Re-New And Re-Invent Your Value Analysis Model To Do The Hard Work That Is Required In The 21^st Century!

It’s been 21 years since value analysis 1.0 emerged as a best practice in healthcare.   This stratagem has led the way to some of the most important breakthroughs in supply chain cost management in the last decade.  Nevertheless, if you are really honest with yourself, it isn’t getting the job done in the 21^st century.  

In years past, just putting together a value analysis committee or team(s) assured you of generating a variety of savings (mostly GPO savings) that just happened unimpeded and unrestricted.  I hope you have realized by now that the time has passed when you can make these easy and effortless savings continue to flow, surge and gush without changing how your value analysis committee or team(s) is organized, structured, selected, trained, measured, motivated and controlled.

Podcast Number 16 - June 4, 2007

Walking the Savings Walk

A Proven Business Model to Leading a Successful Supply Chain Savings Program? 

Walking the Savings Walk

A Proven Business Model to Leading A Successful Supply Chain Savings Program

This is a replay of a teleseminar that we recorded last year that was a special roundtable discussion with a university teaching client of ours supply chain management leadership.  We thought it would be great to bring this one back to the podcast this week and most importantly you will hear information from an organization that is talking the saving talk and walking the saving walk.

This episode is packed with informative strategies, methods and tools that you and your healthcare organization can employ today.  We will show you how you too can enhance your supply saving strategies and systems while spending the least amount of time and money in the process.  Plus we will go over our key’s to becoming better organized to save which in turn will allow you to overcome the roadblocks and barriers that have been holding back savings in the past. 

Podcast Number 15 -  May 14, 2007

STRATEGIC DASHBOARDS:

Why Do We Need Them? 

  STRATEGIC DASHBOARDS: Why Do We Need Them?

In this week’s podcast we will CLEARLY define exactly what dashboards are and why we need them in the healthcare supply chain world.  We will go over some real examples of supply chain departments at hospitals that are utilizing dashboards for various functionality, cost management and performance monitoring.  We will also go over all the different types of dashboards to help you decide which would work best for you and your organization.  We will also make sure we go over the PROS AND CONS OF EACH to avoid making any mistakes that could hold back the effective use of these great supply chain management tools.

Podcast Number 14 -  April 30, 2007

Drilling Down into Healthcare Supply Chain Benchmarking 

How to take your supply chain to the next level of benchmarking to further reduce your costs beyond price.

In this week’s podcast episode we will address the current state of healthcare supply chain benchmarking and where it will be going in the next few years.  We will discuss what is being utilized now and where is MUST go in order for supply chain managers to truly be able to drill down into their supply chain organizations to weed out the savings beyond price that represents over 70 to 80 percent of all remaining savings opportunities for a healthcare organizations.    

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Podcast Number 13 -  April 16, 2007

How To Save More In Less Time With Less Wasted Effort 

How To Save More In Less Time With Less Wasted Effort

On this week's podcast we will discuss how supply chain professional's are in a catch 22 when it comes to reducing costs and improving their hospital and health system's bottom line.  Given the fact that you can only do so much with increasingly less time available in your work day you must now focus on the best and most efficient savings strategies that yield the most savings and quality improvement for your organization.  We will discuss the mindset and strategies that will help you overcome this challenge and increase your savings with less time expended and less wasted effort.

Podcast Number 12 - March 6, 2007

Optimizing Your Supply Savings Program

Optimizing Your Savings Program

Learn how to grown and nurture your next generation of supply savings strategies, tools and methods to insure the future savings success of your supply chain operations. This is a special replay of a teleseminar we had done a few months back which was one of our most popular programs to date.

Podcast Number 11 - January 22, 2007

Fueling Your Savings Engine: Winning Data Strategies for Savings Success!

Fueling Your Savings Engine: Winning Data Strategies for Savings Success! 

Savings is more challenging than it ever has been and with the realization that the low hanging fruit has already been picked, this podcast will show you how you can dig deeper, be more organized in order to drive out those (hard to find) savings opportunities. We will focus our Winning Data Strategies on how we will funnel down all of the purchases and operational information in our organization's to develop automatic tools and methods that will assist you in finding the difficult savings opportunities while becoming more organized to save now and into the future.

Podcast Number 10 - December 11, 2006

It Wasn't Raining When Noah Built His Ark 

Podcast Number 9 - November 24, 2006

Purchase Cost Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg 

Podcast Number 8 - November 6, 2006

Successfully Selling Your Savings Ideas Part 2 of 2

In this podcast we will continue with Part Two of Successfully Selling Your Savings Ideas. You will learn what is most important about any particular product or service and where should hospital professionals be focusing their attention in order to gain that ever important buy-in from all involved in the savings idea selling process.

Learn how to utilize the circles of confluence within your organization to further enlist and gain acceptance of yours and your fellow department heads and managers ideas.

Find out how value analysis can be a valuable asset in selling your bosses, clinicians and department heads and managers in your selling ideas and strategies. Learn how the techniques of functional analysis will allow you to generate different alternatives that will still meet your customers exact requirements and allow you to sell your own ideas using the functional methodologies.

 

Podcast Number 7 - October 30, 2006

Successfully Selling Your Savings Ideas Part 1 of 2

Successfully Selling Your Savings Ideas Part 1 of 2

In the first part of this two part podcast, you will learn the different dynamics that are involved with selling your bosses, your internal customers and stakeholders inside your organization.  Find out how and why the manufacturer and vendor sales people always seem to be able to influence and sell your key stakeholders and customers inside your organization better than you can and find out how you can sell like they do too.   

Learn the different dynamics to selling your savings ideas in your organization that you never realized existed.  Start to create you own selling system just like sales people use everyday and be able to start to dramatically increase your success rates in gaining acceptance of your own savings ideas.

Find out how you can use value analysis and functional analysis strategies to give you the internal edge in the savings idea selling process.

Podcast Number 6 - October 20, 2006

How Technology Value Analysis Can Add 10% to 15% in Additional Savings on Your Capital Equipment and New Technology Purchases

This week's healthcare supply chain best practices podcast will highlight Robert T. Yokl's recent speaking engagement at the Healthcare Industry Group Purchasing Association's (HIGPA) Annual Expo in Orlando, FL.

Also, we will focus in on a great opportunity that healthcare organization's and supply professionals can find 10% to 15% more savings on their capital equipment and new technology purchases that they did not realize they should be taking advantage of.

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Podcast Number 5 - October 11, 2006

Are You Leading Your Supply Chain in the Right Direction? 

On this weeks Supply Chain Best Practices Podcast, we will discuss how you can lead your healthcare organization's supply chain in the right direction.

We will also discuss how you can successful continue to evolve your value analysis and supply savings programs, not stagnate. As we will discuss the evolution of your value analysis program with new ideas, processes and opportunities for savings growth and quality performance.

We also have a special listener guest (and 26 year supply chain professional) on our podcast who would like to discuss the use of the term "Best Practices" in the title of our podcast.

Podcast Number 4 - October 6, 2006

Building a Culture of Accountability with Supply Six Sigma

Building a Culture of Accountability with Supply Six Sigma

Follow the rules or don't call it value analysis. Most healthcare organizations will say they are doing value analysis, but what they are really doing is GPO contract evaluations, price shopping, standardization or product evaluations. This is not value analysis!

Building A Culture Of Accountability With Supply Six Sigma™: The Next Generation Value Analysis Model. You can’t hold people accountable if they don’t know what they are being held responsible for, answerable for, or expected to accomplish. This is why you need to measure results utilizing the tools of benchmarking. Then you will know how much supply savings is achievable at your healthcare organization not only globally, but by commodity group, service line and SKU (stock keeping unit). This way your project managers will know with certainty how much savings they are responsible for squeezing out of any project that they are working on, e.g., orthopedics, pacemakers, dressing, kits, trays, etc.

Is Your Supply Chain Coming To A Major Crossroad? 

Are Looking for A Definitive Way To Lead Your Organization to The Next Level of Supply Chain Performance? 

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Podcast Number 3 - September 29, 2006

The Power of Benchmarking and Brainstorming

The Power of Benchmarking and Brainstorming

Strategic Value Analysis in Healthcare's Supply Chain Best Practice Podcast - Consulting and Strategic Planning, the power of supply chain benchmarking, using brainstorming as a new way to generate new savings ideas and strategies for supply or productivity performance excellence

Podcast Number 2 - September 22, 2006

Value Analysis is Not Just About Saving Money 

What is your value analysis program ROI? Learn how to track the success rate of your supply value analysis program. Also, find out why value analysis is not just about money and it is just as much a supply chain quality improvement program as cost management tool if used properly. Find out how to you can dramatically improve your quality and customer satisfaction while you reduce costs and expenses for your hospital, health system or IDN.

Podcast Number 1 - September 15, 2006

Improve Your Search For New Savings And Quality Ideas

Healthcare Supply Chain Best Practices Podcast with the new format with Robert T. Yokl, President & CEO and Robert W. Yokl, VP of Strategic Value Analysis in Healthcare. This weeks subjects include: Small Incremental Improvements Aren’t Good Enough! Finding Your Innovation Beat, Tempo And Rhythm Can Improve Your Search For New Savings And Quality Ideas 10-Fold!