The Digital Core: Creating a Next Generation Approach to Finance and Supply Chain Management

Marc Perlman, Managing Director and Global Business Development Leader, Sam Johnson, Senior Manager Strategy and Operations, and Paul Kreder, National Leader Health Care Provider Supply Chain, Deloitte Consulting, LLP. As supply chain functionality from the major cloud ERP vendors continues to evolve, health systems are increasingly moving towards the cloud along with other digital technologies to transform their operations and solve tomorrow’s complex business problems, today. The migration to the cloud offers significant functionality enhancements from on-premise in areas like requisitioning, approvals, and contract management, while also providing a catalyst-like opportunity to change culture, standardize business practices, and align policies/procedures across a health system. Additionally, the exploration of digital technologies like robotic and cognitive automation, advanced demand planning, and visualization tools can dynamically change how supply chain resources manage non-labor spend and drive exponentially more value to their organizations.