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OK! Finally got an answer from someone w/ healthcare supply chain experience
Summary: hospital supply chain teams are domestic not intl → work with distributors eg McKesson → distributors are & will solve this better at scale → startups can help with minor help meantime
1/ https://twitter.com/thetylerhayes/status/1246472198644051970
Summary: hospital supply chain teams are domestic not intl → work with distributors eg McKesson → distributors are & will solve this better at scale → startups can help with minor help meantime
1/ https://twitter.com/thetylerhayes/status/1246472198644051970
OK here's the fuller explanation:
First, hospital supply chain teams are typically domestic, not international (unlike Tesla or GM). They have little experience w/ overseas procurement needed here
That’s OK. Those teams work with healthcare distributors eg McKesson, Cardinal...
First, hospital supply chain teams are typically domestic, not international (unlike Tesla or GM). They have little experience w/ overseas procurement needed here
That’s OK. Those teams work with healthcare distributors eg McKesson, Cardinal...
Second, those distributors have done this for decades!
They have established relationships with Asian manufacturers
They *are* working on this problem
They'll likely be more impactful at solving PPE shortage at scale, bc of their exp
Doesn’t mean newcomers shouldn’t help...
They have established relationships with Asian manufacturers
They *are* working on this problem
They'll likely be more impactful at solving PPE shortage at scale, bc of their exp
Doesn’t mean newcomers shouldn’t help...
Third, back to the main question: can newcomers help/do this better?
In my main source's opinion: startups & nonprofits can help short-term by scavenging for PPE from other industries/overseas
transfer to providers
May not be huge scale. But any help, helps.
In my main source's opinion: startups & nonprofits can help short-term by scavenging for PPE from other industries/overseas
transfer to providersMay not be huge scale. But any help, helps.
OK that's all!
Big thanks
to the 11 people who replied
For the curious, sources:
- 3 healthcare workers. Of them, 1 admitted didn't know, 1 had some good guesses, 1 was the main source for this thread
- 8 non-HCW. 6 had guesses, 2 had similar exp in diff industry
Big thanks
to the 11 people who repliedFor the curious, sources:
- 3 healthcare workers. Of them, 1 admitted didn't know, 1 had some good guesses, 1 was the main source for this thread
- 8 non-HCW. 6 had guesses, 2 had similar exp in diff industry
