both chapters 12 questions

1. Describe the concepts and models of planning and decision making in the context of the healthcare supply chain.

2. Discuss the importance of situational factors (trends, environmental issues, technology, regulatory compliance, etc…) in the planning process and how leadership principles, metrics and improvement tenets can be used to positively impact the organizational culture of healthcare supply chain operations.

3. Relate, discuss and provide areas of integration between planning and decision making amid continuous operations of the healthcare supply chain to include the use of metrics and improvement strategies.

4. Distinguish the differences between planning and contingency planning.

5. Merge principles of leadership, planning and decision making to develop a personal plan for operating in a fast paced healthcare supply chain environment.

6. Evaluate the benefits for organizational operations with a solid planning process and standing operating procedures as part of the healthcare supply chain culture to include outside sales representatives.