By Charles "Chuck" Taylor

As a young person entering the Air Force, working as an operating room manager, my goal was to learn as much as I could about a doctor’s work and the operation impacting it.

After four years of college at one of the best universities in the U.S., I completed an Executive Master’s in Health Administration (EMHA) and became a consultant. My challenge at an older age with limited Microsoft Office skills was learning the analytics.

By Charles "Chuck" Taylor

Healthcare is starving for individuals who can handle the day and age of “every minute counts to fight for the quality and cost” mission of the healthcare system. Every dollar saved is a dollar toward more jobs, not fewer jobs! Of course, this is the mentality that will always be needed. But, what is the necessary skill set to be the vice president of a hospital’s supply chain?

By Charles "Chuck" Taylor

It can be daunting to transition to an entirely new technology for purchasing, receiving and distributing, as well as managing the accounting functions that govern such transactions. A methodical and strategic approach to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Conversion helps to focus a supply chain leader’s time and energy throughout the process.

By Charles “Chuck” Taylor

Several factors influencing inventory management for hospitals have remained unchanged for decades. Current industry metrics and usage gaps offer insights using accurate benchmarks to appropriately establish inventory levels and rules for facility department managers to follow. The reality is that older plant operations and layouts unfriendly to users make inventory management harder.

By Charles “Chuck” Taylor

The limited articles publishing facts and metrics for hospital supply chain staffing presents a gap of the what, where, and why of supply chain labor. The supply chain manager may believe having a person working in each task is the most efficient use of staffing without matching each person’s productive hours to overall productivity.

By Charles “Chuck” Taylor

Operational assessments unearth solutions to improve elements of supply chains. However, very few assessments include all elements and best practices with workable metrics on labor and inventory.