Center for Supply Chain Root Cause Analysis

The health care supply chain continues to face challenges including increased reliance on international manufacturing amid shifting geopolitical dynamics, limited strategic alignment between providers and suppliers, a lack of data transparency and talent shortages.

To address these issues, organizations are engaging in several activities including diversifying sourcing strategies, fostering stronger provider-supplier collaboration, embracing predictive analytics, and investing to build a future-ready supply chain. AHRMM of the American Hospital Association developed this infographic with input from supply chain leaders that represents an analysis of the key factors shaping the current state of the health care supply chain and outlines mitigation strategies and scalable solutions designed to enhanced resiliency and efficiency across the field.