3 Ways to Drive a Competitive Advantage With Green Supply Chain Design

Green Supply Chain Design (GSCD) is developing interest as a competitive strategy in healthcare delivery system supply chain modeling. GSCD offers an escape from the traditional one-way flow of materials and opens up new value chains that capture efficiencies and differentiation from competitive marketplace advantages and supply chain capabilities.

From these three unique value drivers in the GSCD operating model, we find the foundation for a supply chain model that contributes to an organization differentiating itself among its competitors:

• FIRST COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE – UNIQUELY LOW-COST POSITION:
  • Unit purchase cost
  • Utilization cost
  • Lifecycle waste stream expense
  • Sustainable Value Engineering
    • Green packaging
    • Reverse logistics
• SECOND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE – TRADING PARTNER UNIQUENESS:
  • 2^nd / 3^rd tier eco-foot print
  • Products and distribution differentiated by eco-aware attributes
• THIRD COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE – QUALITY UNIQUENESS:
  • Integrated eco/business alignment
  • First mover advantage
  • Community eco-leadership
  • Supply Chain Capabilities
  • Product stewardship
  • Eco-Business Intelligence
  • Predictive and actionable analytics
  • Optimizing the supply chain environmental footprint
  • Clinical, financial, and environmental stewardship
  • Comprehensive clinical value management eco-alignment

Linking the Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, and Value Management with Green Supply Chain Design operating models are creating distinct value streams that serve as connecting tissue to manage efficiencies, reduce base operating costs, and eliminate waste throughout the supply chain.

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