You are a newly promoted operations manager of a small hospital. You have been asked to create a materials management proposal.
Write a paper in no more than 1,050 words with the following components. Do the following:
Explain the role materials management plays within the hospital and the role of operations managers in this process.
Identify possible constraints the hospital may experience in its supply chains.
Describe the potential effects of implementing a new collaborative planning process.
Justify implementing a new collaborative planning process.
Provide suggestions on how to keep the hospital supplied during a disaster.