Redefining Value: Customer-Centric Strategies in Healthcare Supply Chains
For decades, MedTech manufacturers defined value in terms of product innovation, safety, and cost control. But today’s healthcare providers are demanding something more: strategic partners who understand their operational pain points and help improve care delivery. At LogiMed 2025, value redefinition was top of mind.
From Supplier to Strategic Partner
Providers are shifting expectations. It’s no longer enough to offer a product at the right price. Supply chain leaders want to collaborate with manufacturers who can offer insights, streamline operations, and drive shared outcomes.
One healthcare executive shared that they evaluate vendors not just on unit cost but on how well they support clinical efficiency, waste reduction, and long-term sustainability. This signals a broader shift: value is being redefined through the lens of the provider experience.
What Customer-Centricity Looks Like
Customer-centricity in healthcare supply chains involves:
- Co-developing demand forecasts to reduce excess inventory
- Providing supply chain data visibility for hospitals
- Offering service-level guarantees or scorecarding metrics
- Embedding supply chain experts in health systems as a value-added service
Breaking Down Silos
One key insight from LogiMed: value-based partnership requires internal alignment. MedTech firms must break down their own commercial silos—between sales, marketing, logistics, and planning—to present a unified front to providers. As one executive noted, “The provider doesn’t care if it’s sales or supply chain causing a delay. They just want their product on time.”
3 Steps to Redefine Value in Your Supply Chain
- Start with empathy: Interview customers and understand where friction exists in their ordering or inventory process.
- Offer operational support: Go beyond products. Can you help the customer track usage or reduce carrying costs?
- Measure what matters: Align your scorecard with the provider’s goals—not just your own delivery KPIs.
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