4. The players and professions involved in hospital logistics
By its very nature, logistics cuts across the entire organization. The flow, handling, storage and use of products involve all members of the hospital, each at their own level. The aim of this chapter is to understand who these players are, both inside and outside the hospital, what the logistics professions are, and what the role of a logistics manager is.
4.1 Professional hospital logisticians
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From an operational point of view, flows are controlled and managed by several levels in the hospital (figure 16 ). The departments in charge of inbound logistics, i.e. procurement, reception, storage...
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CSCMP: Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, a professional association of supply chain management professionals and researchers in the USA.
HAS: the French National Authority for Health (HAS) is an independent public scientific...
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