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Health systems and distribution centers often hesitate to bring in a supply chain assessment, fearing cost, disruption, or uncovering more problems than they can fix. But the real risk isn’t the assessment—it’s letting inefficiencies persist. A well-executed evaluation isn’t about assigning blame; it’s about identifying opportunities, prioritizing solutions, and creating a clear action plan. The key question isn’t should you assess your supply chain, but can you afford not to?

Technology isn’t the problem—lack of adoption is. In this piece, we explore why companies underestimate change management and training, and how embedding them early leads to stronger adoption, fewer workarounds, and real transformation that lasts.

Procurement teams don’t have a transformation problem—they have a “fixing” problem; this piece explores why slowing down with a structured assessment leads to faster, smarter, and more sustainable procurement transformation.

Your supply chain is constantly sending signals—miscounted inventory, expired supplies, and workarounds that shouldn’t be necessary. These small issues add up, leading to costly mistakes and operational breakdowns. One health system thought it had 95% inventory accuracy—until it found out the real number was just 27%. The good news? These problems can be solved. In this blog, we break down the warning signs and how to address them before they turn into bigger issues.

For procurement leaders, transformation isn’t about fixing isolated problems—it’s about engineering them out of the system entirely. Gabe Perez, Chief Strategy Officer at RiseNow, and Joël Collin-Demers, Consulting Principal at Pure Procurement, share why so many procurement teams fall short and how they can shift from a reactive, pain-point-driven approach to a vision-driven strategy.

The healthcare supply chain faces a critical talent gap as organizations transition to advanced technologies and in-house expertise becomes essential. RiseTalent’s innovative apprenticeship model equips healthcare systems with the skills and leadership needed to drive transformation and build resilient supply chains.

RiseTalent is a pioneering program designed to build a new generation of procurement and supply chain professionals. RiseNow’s Matt Stewart and Steve Dailey offer deeper insights into RiseTalent and its game-changing potential for the industry.

As procurement and supply chain continue to evolve with technologies like AI, automation, and advanced analytics, the need for skilled professionals to manage and optimize these systems has never been more urgent.

Technology is often seen as the silver bullet that will streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance efficiency. However, the success of a technological transformation hinges on one critical factor: a formalized and aligned operating model.

Statistics show that 75-95% of digital transformation projects fail to meet their intended goals. For procurement, where technology promises to streamline operations, enhance supplier relationships, and deliver cost savings, these failure rates can be daunting.