From Value Analysis to Sterile Processing: How Better Beats Bigger in Healthcare Supply Chain

09/10/2025 30 min
From Value Analysis to Sterile Processing: How Better Beats Bigger in Healthcare Supply Chain

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We explore how smarter value analysis, better space planning, and disciplined sterile processing turn hidden complexity into safer, simpler care. Crystal shares cases where consolidating supply rooms, mapping risks with FMEA, and aligning teams produced measurable gains.• nonclinical path that leads to healthcare supply chain expertise• value analysis maturity beyond price toward clinical integration• standardizing sourcing, SKUs, and stocking logic across hospitals• space planning that prevents “closet creep” and fragmented PARs• sterile processing risk mapping using FMEA tied to standards• bridging OR, SPD, and service lines to end silos• pairing ops experience with industrial engineering for ROI• moving beyond low‑hanging fruit to flow, labor, and waste reductionSubscribe and connect with us online where you can find all of our episodesIf you have a topic you would like to discuss or want to be a guest on the show, you can reach out to Fred directly at [email protected] us a text