Audio PodcastNoah Dunlap, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Emory Healthcare, walked into a federated, fragmented supply chain and built a three-tier transformation framework: foundation, optimization, innovation. Eighteen months in, the results are backed by a strategic plan he presented during the hiring process itself.
Noah breaks down his approach to data infrastructure across multiple ERPs and GPOs, why he calls GPOs “a tool in the box, not the box,” and how a new capital equipment program is unlocking long-term supplier partnerships across billions in asset value.
Topics discussed:
– Building a foundation-optimization-innovation framework for supply chain transformation
– Unifying a federated supply chain operating model across a health system
– Creating agnostic data infrastructure across multiple ERPs and GPOs
– Treating GPOs as a tool in the toolbox, not the entire strategy
– Launching a capital medical equipment intelligence and governance program
– Applying Bloom’s taxonomy and teaching principles to supply chain leadership
– Investing in workforce development to bridge team capabilities for the future
– Establishing clinical alignment with an engaged physician community
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About the Guest
Noah Dunlap
Chief Supply Chain Officer, Emory Healthcare
About the Host
Eric O'Daffer
Executive Producer, Smarter Sourcing: Healthcare
