Continued growth in overall supply chain costs.
Increasing focus on supply chain costs from payers.
Competition surrounding services will increase between organizations such as Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) and distributors.
Demand for Physician Preference Items (PPls) will increase.
More attention will be paid to the return on investment (ROI) supply chain information technologies.
Supply chain metrics will be redefined. Traditional metrics have focused on the transactional aspects of supply chain management.
Price transparency will increase.
Role conversion will continue within the supply chain department in organizations from transactional to strategic.
Executive suite focus and involvement
Exposure of ethical dilemmas will provide opportunities for change.
