Healthcare supply chain in midst of digital transformation

Supply Chain Digital March 5, 2020
Sean Galea-Pace

Over the past few years, the sector has begun to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) to influence decision-making and increase efficiency. One such example is Melbourne Health Logistics’s (MHL) Supplier Improvement Pilot Project. The project involves 10 Australia-based small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and aims to address the challenges in supply chain and inventory management through digitisation.

There were primarily three key focus areas. These were centred around the implementation of data capturing technologies, improving data quality and introducing suppliers to the use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Understanding that some data-driven initiatives might be challenging for suppliers that aren’t digital-first, MHL partnered with the federally-funded AusIndustry Entrepreneurs’ programme to empower suppliers to develop digital capability.

Health Purchasing Victoria (HPB) which partners...

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