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Home » Banner Health: Balancing Supply-Chain Cost and Quality

Banner Health: Balancing Supply-Chain Cost and Quality

June 15, 2015
Doug Bowen and Terry Loftus, Banner Health

Doug Bowen, vice president supply chain, and Terry Loftus, medical director, surgical services and clinical resources, discuss the initiatives that Banner Health has undertaken in recent years to cut inventory and logistics costs, without affecting the quality of service to doctors and patients. [Run Time (Min.): 10:27]

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