Navigating Healthcare Supply Chain Operations

Coursera MOOC / Non-credit USD 49
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Navigating Healthcare Supply Chain Operations

About this course

This course is the continuation of "Introduction to Healthcare Supply Chain Operations". If you have not visited the first part yet, please check it out before starting this course. If you have finished the first part of this series: Introduction to Healthcare Supply Chain Operations, you will be able to apply what you learned to your own career. The foundational knowledge and project plan from the introduction are carried through in this deeper dive into healthcare supply chain operations. In this course, you will focus on activities and functions such as inventory control, logistics, procurement, supply chain relationships, information technology systems and innovations, and response to emerging trends. It introduces various tools and techniques that enhance effective management of supply chain operations in healthcare organizations. Throughout this course, you will be given the opportunity to apply the course concepts to an operational process improvement project.

What you'll learn

  • inventory control techniques
  • logistics management
  • procurement processes
  • understanding supply chain relationships
  • insight into information technology systems in healthcare
  • tools for operational process improvement

Course objectives

  • apply foundational supply chain concepts to your career
  • enhance management skills in healthcare operations
  • develop a project plan for operational improvements

Skills you'll gain

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