Name
Financial Optimization Track: Cost to Serve
Date & Time
Monday, April 7, 2025, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location Name
Osceola Ballroom E
Track
Financial Optimization Track
Description

Effective supply chain collaboration requires a nuanced understanding of the total cost for suppliers to serve an IDN. By examining the intricacies that make up the “cost to serve,” supply chain executives and their supplier partners can uncover new avenues for driving mutually beneficial efficiencies and optimizing margins.

 

Join industry thought leaders as they discuss strategic ways to work with suppliers in a way that benefits both sides of the partnership and goes beyond getting a good price. 

 

Learning Objectives:
1. Define cost to serve and the factors that contribute to it within your organization. 
2. Identify potential inefficiencies in your current supplier partnerships.
3. Analyze the differences between thinking about high volume items rather than the whole book.
4. Evaluate the benefits of taking a formulary approach to the topic of cost to serve.