Therefore, expense reduction is more important than revenue enhancement. Afshin Fatholahi, President of the Health Resource Management Society. Many material managers I work with say they don't receive respect from senior administrators, who often view them as tacticians and not strategists. Supply strategists in other industries focus on the big picture, developing ways to streamline processes. To influence the minds above, you must have knowledge of products and processes and how to demonstrate their worth.
Hard goods are surely in a material manager's asset inventory.
Old saying used by many buyers and sellers. Michele Pearson, M.D., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Hospital Infections Program, regarding the value of a newly expanded program that tracks infectious exposures to healthcare workers. Once an organization begins to compare and manage against itself, it has a real chance of being successful in its efforts.