Taking The Supply Chain Pulse

We talk with Joe Colonna about how value analysis in the healthcare supply chain creates better decisions by balancing clinical outcomes with financial reality. We also reflect on Bill McFaul's legacy and why trust, inclusion, and change management matter as much as pricing. 
• Bill McFaul's mentorship and his lasting impact on healthcare value analysis 
• Value analysis as a holistic method beyond product standardization 
• Demand matching and using premium products only where needed 
• Building consensus so clinicians and supply chain own the decision 
• Why “new product review” is not the same as value analysis 
• The shadow supply chain and the cost of unmanaged inventory and obsolescence 
• Educating frontline teams so they can explain changes and surface problems early 
• Recognizing supply chain work that stays invisible when it runs well 
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We explore how a retiring SVP and a new SVP engineered a seamless leadership handoff at a national health system, turning succession into a strategic advantage. Mentorship, team alignment, and C-suite credibility anchor a playbook any supply chain can adapt.

• three generations compare lessons on leadership and continuity
• Damika’s path from hospital operations to executive leadership
• how outside consulting and GPO experience sharpen decision making
• the mechanics of a measured, months-long handoff
• building clear career ladders and internal pipelines
• aligning a new executive team with a focused retreat
• earning and keeping C-suite confidence through value framing
• leading through disruption with experiments and disciplined follow-through
• using external networks and peers to stay future ready

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We explore why AI cannot replace judgment, how curated data and sharp questions prevent elegant mistakes, and what separates strategic leadership from transactional management. The conversation centers on healthcare, leading up without title power, and building inclusive cultures that surface frontline insight.

• AI as tool rather than turnkey solution
• Risks of confident but wrong recommendations
• Curated data and governance before analysis
• Strategic leadership versus transactional management
• Healthcare pace, incentives and decision clocks
• Leading up by framing in clinical and financial terms
• Tough conversations grounded in mission and facts
• Inclusion and synthesis of frontline ideas
• Storytelling as a vehicle for enterprise learning
• Teaser for the next healthcare-focused book

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We explore how Cleveland Clinic scales supply chain excellence across 26 hospitals and hundreds of sites through daily safety huddles, rapid standardization, and honest system-wide assessments. Sarh Charai shares practical lessons on strategic supplier partnerships, recruiting for purpose, and closing the AI skills gap.

• Role and scope of enterprise supply chain operations
• Daily safety huddles and fast escalation
• Standardizing new acquisitions onto common systems
• System-wide assessments and cross-industry benchmarking
• Strategic supplier partnerships that improve operations
• Co‑op models to develop frontline and graduate talent
• Recruiting for purpose and retaining caregivers
• Addressing the technology and AI skills gap
• Practical advice for new supply chain leaders

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We trace a practical playbook for transforming a hospital supply chain after major acquisitions, from stakeholder listening to a four-pillar strategy that ties clinical choice to operational excellence. A CSC launch, Kanban at the point of use, and smarter GPO expectations drive resilience and 99.8% fill rates.

• first 100 days model and stakeholder mapping
• four pillars of strategy: standardization, distribution, people, capital
• clinically driven value analysis and ACI governance
• CSC timing, COVID stress test and resilience metrics
• unifying cultures and clinician engagement without friction
• shifting from five-year to three-year planning horizons
• GPO RFP focus on tech, P2P and analytics value
• implant management, bill-only controls and software pilots
• well-bin Kanban rollout and point-of-use reliability

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