> As a chief physician executive, I rarely get involved in my health system’s supply-chain activities. This seems crazy to me. Maybe it's because I came from m

> As a chief physician executive, I rarely get involved in my health system’s supply-chain activities. This seems crazy to me. Maybe it's because I came from manufacturing, where even front-line managers are heavily involved in supply-chain activities. We constantly have discussions about how this-or-that global/regional/local event might affect x or y commodity and the tortuous potential paths that may have to affecting our business niches. However, high functioning bars and restaurants also generally seem to have an excellent grasp of their extended supply chain and market forces. It blows my mind that hospital executives didn't understand much at all about where their necessary supplies came from.