Healthcare supply chains face logistics challenges, changes in software, as well as the need to reduce costs to meet demand. Following are a few ways to better segment products and markets, lower costs, and increase partnerships and collaborations across the supply chain. "The good news is that models do exist to strengthen and improve the health-care supply chain. We believe that by learning from the experience of industries such as fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), the health-care sector could cut production lead times and obsolescence, while manufacturers, distributors, hospitals, and pharmacies could carry significantly smaller inventories," McKinsey. Like any other industry, healthcare supply chain management aims to to improve overall quality and lower costs.