December 6, 2022 – Mina Holland is the vice president of system/corporate supply chain for KPC Global Management. Read an excerpt from The Journal of Healthcare Contracting’s “Women Leaders in Supply Chain” below.
Please tell us about your role/responsibilities within your organization.
My role at KPC Global is to manage the oversight of the Supply Chain operations at all seven acute hospitals. Besides managing the Supply Chain operations, I am also responsible for the contract negotiation of all product categories and purchase services, as well as the implementation of cost savings and standardization projects that come from the contract negotiations. I am also involved in the negotiation of capital purchases.
In what ways has the supply chain changed for the better over the last 2-3 years?
Our hospital executives’ continuous collaboration regarding cost savings and standardization has improved drastically over the last few years. In the past, cost savings and standardization were not a top priority for hospital executives. However, since the COVID pandemic, the support we receive from hospital executives to improve the hospital’s supply and service expenses has moved to the front of the line.
What about its challenges? What keeps supply chain leaders up at night heading into late 2022?
Lack of supply availability continues to provide ongoing challenges. With that being said, availability has improved over the last six months. More supplies are available compared to those available to purchase during the previous 18 months. Another issue is the lack of available labor for our service needs from our vendors. This issue creates service delays.
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