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Overview of the National Supply
Chain Reform Task Force
Simon Brewin
Today’s Presentation…
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National supply chain reform task force
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What’s driving e-commerce reform
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Why we need a national approach
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Task Form Work Groups
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Status of supply chain reform initiatives
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Summary
National Supply Chain Reform
Task Force
 Health Online (NHIMAC) identified five key health
information projects that depend on collaborative
activity on a national basis.
 Introducing e-commerce in hospital supply chains
was identified as a key project.
 NHIMAC established the National Supply Chain
Reform Task Force in July 2000 to support joint
planning by governments, hospitals, purchasing
agencies and product suppliers.
About The Task Force
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Vision
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Improved Patient Care in a changing Health
Environment
Mission
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World-class efficient and effective end-to-end
supply chain
About the Task Force
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Objectives
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Identify key areas for joint work between health
supply chain members
Develop activities to help members of the supply
chain to redesign business processes
Develop activities to help members of the supply
chain to adopt new technologies in a consistent
fashion
Provide forums for stakeholders across health to
continue to collaborate and share information on
supply chain developments
What is Driving
e-Commerce Reform?
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Opportunities to reduce costs and improve the
quality and reliability of supply chains.
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The importance of positioning Australian hospital
purchasers and their suppliers to respond to
global e-commerce trends for hospital purchasing.
Why Do We Need a
National Approach?
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Size and fragmentation of the Australian hospital
supply chain.
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Different business processes, technologies and
management approaches already add costs.
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Inconsistent implementation of e-commerce will
further entrench fragmentation, reducing
potential gains and deterring industry
participation.
Structure: Task Force
Task Force
Established July 2000 to collaborate on e-commerce.
Vision. Purpose for each working group. Provide resources, general direction, remove
roadblocks. Monitor progress, steer, and report to NHIMAC/AHMAC.
Standards
Develop and report
standards within an
overarching framework for
priority areas.
Product
Numbering
EAN, HIBC
Messaging
Datasets,
other.
Electronically
Connecting Trading
Partners
How to improve towards an
optimal supply chain.
Understand end-to-end
processes and critical
success factors.
Implementation priorities.
Performance
Measurement
Develop a
performance
management tool
with KPIs that can
be benchmarked
across Australian
hospitals.
Standard
Contract
Terms and
Conditions
Develop standard
hospital contract
and request for
tender documents.
Supplier (Partner) Engagement
Strategies for roll-out of Task Force programs to critical mass. Facilitation of adoption of working group
guidelines. Event planning & coordination. Pilots. Roll-out.
Electronically Connecting Trading
Partners Working Group
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Developed a Business Framework.
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Describes the building blocks for achieving the vision of
an OPTIMAL SUPPLY CHAIN in the Australian
Health Sector.
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Key factor is collaboration between trading partners to
streamline shared processes and establish efficient,
effective and accurate data exchanges.
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It complements the more technical Standards
Framework document.
Performance Measurement
Working Group
 Developed a Guideline for Hospitals.
 Steps through a process for putting the stake in the ground
in terms of “where we are today” - current performance.
 Hospitals can measure performance before and after any
change (eg. as a result of streamlining processes).
 Determine/demonstrate benefits of e-commerce/change.
 Includes national KPIs for benchmarking between similar
hospitals (services, size etc).
Standardised Approach to
Contract Terms and Conditions
Working Group
 Developed a standard contract for the supply of
goods and services to hospitals.
 Developed a standard request for tender document.
 High level of cooperation was required to come to
consensus between
conditions.
jurisdictions on terms and
 Further work to be taken to move documents to the
next level of maturity.
Supplier Engagement
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Facilitates implementation of Task Force deliverables
and recommendations - particularly compliance to any
standards.
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To influence e-commerce and supply chain reform
directions in the Australian Health Sector.
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Arranges and promotes Annual Health Supply Chain
Summit. Summit 2002 (Nov, Sydney):
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Over 100 participants
Representatives across the whole health sector
Supported recommendations
Next Health Supply Chain Summit in planning phase.
Coordination with Other
National Initiatives
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Therapeutic Goods Association
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Standards Australia
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National Office for the Information Economy
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Australian Procurement & Construction Council
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SWEEP Project (Deakin University)
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Medicines Coding Council of Australia
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Commonwealth, State and Territory initiatives
In Summary…
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High level of collaboration/ teamwork achieved within
Task Force & 5 Working Groups
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Broad agreement of National Directions in Supply Chain
Reform
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Final phase of 2002/03 Task Force deliverables endorsed
by AHMAC.
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Attend the Health Supply Chain Summit (~July/Aug2004).
Continued participation to progress national initiatives
and uptake for the transition to an optimal electronic
supply chain in health.
Contacts
www.health.vic.gov.au/supplychain
New Site (~Sept 2003)
www.healthsupplychain.gov.au
OR
[email protected]
 613 9616 7008
Thank You