OPTIMIZING E-PROCUREMENT IN HOSPITALS: A PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK
Journal Title: Management in Sanatate - Year 2017, Vol 21, Issue 1
Abstract
Although hospitals need to utilize expertise and technology in order to enhance their sourcing processes, the diffusion of e-procurement appears to be relatively slow. Case study based research identified the need for practical frameworks aiming at providing healthcare practitioners with simple to implement approaches for initial e-procurement rollouts as well as for the improvement of ongoing e-procurement efforts. The goal of the current study was to provide procurement managers in hospitals with a decision support model in order to complement their judgment, knowledge and experience with readily available tools and techniques for the purpose of optimizing their e-procurement efforts. The indicative application of the proposed methodology at a major public hospital in Greece shows a more than three-fold increase in cost savings, thus supporting the value of the suggested framework. Keywords: hospital e-procurement, hospital e-sourcing, ABC-XYZ Analysis
Authors and Affiliations
Bialas CHRISTOS, Manthou VICKY, Stefanou J. CONSTANTINOS
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