Beating the Next Pandemic with a Resilient New Healthcare Supply Chain - Digitally Cognizant

The U.S. healthcare supply chain has been caught off-guard by the impact of the novel coronavirus. Shortages have ranged from personal protective equipment (PPE) to pharmaceuticals to ICU beds in some cities. For instance, large healthcare supply distributors warned customers about historic back-order rates and low inventory. Several reportedly turned to allocation, or partial fulfillment, of orders for COVID-19-related drugs. Yet some states dismantled unused temporary tent hospitals erected to handle overflow, while others shipped their unneeded ventilators to harder-hit locations or back to the national stockpile.