Pacific Healthcare Case Summary
Case Name: Pacific Healthcare TLMT313: Supply Management
15 June 2014
I. Major Facts
A. Pacific Healthcare is the largest healthcare provider in Santa Barbara County.
B. The institution consists of three hospitals: Pacific Memorial (415 beds), Pacific Cabrillo (250 beds), and Pacific Isla Vista (300 beds).
C. Barney Rubble is the corporate director of supply management for Pacific and he is in charge of procuring supplies for all Pacific Healthcare subsidiaries.
D. Pacific Healthcare when combined with all three hospitals accommodates over 1,500 beds.
II. Major Problems
A. Kodak wants to provide the X ray film at a cheaper cost and also provide X ray equipment along with maintenance and service for being the single supplier of the X ray film. …show more content…
Barney Rubble is re-evaluating on whether to keep Kodak’s contract of X ray film or go in a different direction with another company at a cheaper price.
C. Barney Rubble should examine the other benefits that Kodak is offering versus other suppliers such as maintenance, service, and furnishing of the X ray equipment.
III. Possible Solutions
A. DuPont film could offer a better and have the same quality film as Kodak.
B. Barney Rubble should consider going with DuPont at a lower cost than Kodak if he is pondering the idea of changing to another company.
C. Barney Rubble should also consider adding extra benefits similar to what Kodak offers because in the end his company can end up saving a lot of money.
D. Both Fuji and 3M offer a lower cost for their film but their film meets minimum spec requirements that wouldn’t be beneficial to Barney Rubbles Company.
IV. Choice and Rationale
A. Kodak’s film per price sheet is $1.80.
B. Agfa’s film per price sheet is $1.58.
C. DuPont’s film per price sheet is $1.50
D. Fuji’s film per price sheet is
15 June 2014
I. Major Facts
A. Pacific Healthcare is the largest healthcare provider in Santa Barbara County.
B. The institution consists of three hospitals: Pacific Memorial (415 beds), Pacific Cabrillo (250 beds), and Pacific Isla Vista (300 beds).
C. Barney Rubble is the corporate director of supply management for Pacific and he is in charge of procuring supplies for all Pacific Healthcare subsidiaries.
D. Pacific Healthcare when combined with all three hospitals accommodates over 1,500 beds.
II. Major Problems
A. Kodak wants to provide the X ray film at a cheaper cost and also provide X ray equipment along with maintenance and service for being the single supplier of the X ray film. …show more content…
Barney Rubble is re-evaluating on whether to keep Kodak’s contract of X ray film or go in a different direction with another company at a cheaper price.
C. Barney Rubble should examine the other benefits that Kodak is offering versus other suppliers such as maintenance, service, and furnishing of the X ray equipment.
III. Possible Solutions
A. DuPont film could offer a better and have the same quality film as Kodak.
B. Barney Rubble should consider going with DuPont at a lower cost than Kodak if he is pondering the idea of changing to another company.
C. Barney Rubble should also consider adding extra benefits similar to what Kodak offers because in the end his company can end up saving a lot of money.
D. Both Fuji and 3M offer a lower cost for their film but their film meets minimum spec requirements that wouldn’t be beneficial to Barney Rubbles Company.
IV. Choice and Rationale
A. Kodak’s film per price sheet is $1.80.
B. Agfa’s film per price sheet is $1.58.
C. DuPont’s film per price sheet is $1.50
D. Fuji’s film per price sheet is