Healthcare logistics articles authored or co-authored by the founding partners
Why two bins are better than par
Canadian Healthcare Manager, Winter 2011
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RFID-enabled traceability system for consignment and high value products: A case study in the healthcare sector
Journal of Medical Systems, Published on-line: November 22, 2011
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Look to product makers for process shakers – World class manufacturing techniques can improve hospital service levels, operating margins
Healthcare Purchasing News, September 2011, Vol. 35, No. 9, p. 60
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The healthcare sector: a need for continuous improvement
(Original title: Secteur de la santé : pour une démarche d’amélioration continue)
La Presse, Economy section, May 31, 2011
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Mastering inventory basics bolsters C-suite credibility
Healthcare Purchasing News, June 2011, Vol. 35, No. 6, p. 10
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Give your OR an industrial flavor. Technology can improve operations, help manage variability
Healthcare Purchasing News, March 2011, Vol. 34, No. 3, p. 68
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Redesigning the replenishment process of medical supplies in hospitals with RFID
Business Process Management Journal, 2010, vol. 16, no 6, p. 991
Managing inventory in sight, onsite, off-site and out-of-sight
Healthcare Purchasing News, June 2010, Vol. 34, No. 6, p. 10
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Supply chain process in ORs can be improved using industrial practices
Canadian Healthcare Technology, May 2010, Vol. 15, No. 4, p. 13
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No need to apply the brakes; the Quebec healthcare network should continue to follow the Toyota model, despite the company’s problems
(Original title: N’appliquons pas les freins, le réseau québécois de la santé doit continuer de s’inspirer du modèle Toyota malgré ses mésaventures)
La Presse, February 16, 2010, p. A25
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Two-bin RFID: Taking a lean approach to healthcare supply management
Canadian Healthcare Technology, February 2010, Vol. 15, No. 1, p. 14
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Achieving lean healthcare by combining the two-bin kanban replenishment system with RFID technology
CHAÎNE Research Group, 2009, Working Paper No.09-01e
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Looking forward to smarter storage systems
Healthcare Purchasing News, September 2009, Vol. 33 No. 9, p. 12
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Boxed in by moving boxes? Experts spotlight success strategies
Healthcare Purchasing News, June 2009, Vol. 33 No. 6, p. 56
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The product-procedure matrix: from factory to supply chain
(Original title: La matrice produit-procédé : de l'usine à la chaîne logistique)
Logistique & Management, 2008, Vol. 16, No. 1, p. 23
From scientific management to supply chain management: 100 years of managing operations, production and logistics
(Original title : De l'organisation scientifique du travail à la gestion de la chaîne d'approvisionnement : les 100 ans de la gestion des opérations, de la production et de la logistique)
Gestion, 2007, Vol. 32, No. 3, p. 52
The two bin replenishment system to manage common drugs at Hôpital Laval
(Original title : Le système de double casier pour gérer les médicaments au commun à l’Hôpital Laval)
PharmATP, 2006, p.7
Collaborating on the supply chain: where do we stand?
(Original title : Collaborer dans la chaîne logistique: où en sommes-nous ?
Gestion, 2006, Vol. 31, No. 3, p. 70
Collaborating on the supply chain: where do we stand?
(Original title : Collaborer dans la chaîne logistique: où en sommes-nous ?)
CHAÎNE Research Group, 2006, Working Paper No.06-01
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A best practice: the standardization of medical supplies at the McGill University Health Centre
(Original title: Pratique exemplaire : la standardisation des fournitures médicales au Centre universitaire de santé McGill)
CHAÎNE Research Group, 2006, Working Paper No.06-04
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Hospital logistics: a response to the challenges faced by healthcare systems in Central Europe and Asia
(Original title: La logistique hospitalière : une réponse aux défis des systèmes de santé des pays de l'Europe centrale et orientale)
Health Economics and Management, 2006, Vol. 1, No. 19, p. 3
The typology of drug distribution systems
(Original title: Typologie des systèmes de distribution de médicaments)
Gestions hospitalières, 2006, No. 197, p. 799
The chain… it’s like a story
(Original title: La chaîne... c'est comme une histoire)
Logistique & Management, 2005, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 3
How logistics can service healthcare
Supply Chain Forum, September 2005, Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 24
A logistics approach to reorganizing an operating room
CHAÎNE Research Group, 2003, Working Paper No. 03-07
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Hospital logistics: two countries, two realities
(Original title: Logistique hospitalière : deux pays – deux réalités)
Gestion, 2002, Vol. 27, No. 3, p. 91
Hybrid stockless - A case study: lessons for healthcare supply chain integration
International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 2002, Vol. 22, No. 4, p. 412
4U2C, or how logistics can service healthcare
CHAÎNE Research Group, 2002, Working Paper 02-06
Hospital logistics: a cure for the healthcare system?
(Original title : Logistique hospitalière : un remède aux maux du secteur de la santé ?)
Gestion, 2002, Vol. 26, No. 4, p. 34
Patient ward replenishment systems: organizational implications
(Original title : Systèmes de réapprovisionnement des unités de soins: description et implications organisationnelles)
Logistique & Management, 2001, Vol. 9, No. 2, p. 43
Point of care logistics
Supply Chain Forum 2001, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 26
Managing OR stock more efficiently through the scheduling of surgeries
(Original title: Gérer plus efficacement les stocks du bloc opératoire à partir de la programmation des interventions chirurgicales)
Gestions hospitalières, 2001, No. 405, p. 259
Comparative study of CLSC medical supply replenishment: the ABCs of the approach taken
(Original title: Étude comparative des pratiques de réapprovisionnement de fournitures médicales en CLSC: l’abc de la démarche poursuivie)
Gestion, 2001, Vol. 26, No. 1
The case cart system: literature survey
(Original title: Le système de chariots de cas: recension des écrits)
CHAÎNE Research Group, 2001, Working Paper No. 01-06
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Hybrid stockless: a case study
(Original title: Stockless hybride – une étude de cas)
CHAÎNE Research Group, 2001, Working Paper No. 01-05
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Hospital logistics: how to achieve savings and improve the quality of care
(Original title: La logistique hospitalière, comment réaliser des économies tout en améliorant la qualité des soins)
Joint paper by TRIAX Consulting® and the CHAÎNE Research Group, presented to the Quebec task force on health and social services, October 2000
International study of best hospital logistics practices
(Original title: Étude internationale des meilleures pratiques de logistique hospitalière)
CHAÎNE Research Group, 2000, Working Paper No. 00-05
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Transformation of the healthcare sector: a Canadian portrait
(Original title: Transformation du secteur de la santé: portrait canadien)
CHAÎNE Research Group, 2000, Working Paper No. 00-04
The performance of medical supply replenishment methods
(Original title: La performance des modes de réapprovisionnement des fournitures médicales)
CHAÎNE Research Group, 2000, Working Paper No. 00-01
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Material requirement planning (MRP) for the management of operating room inventory: exploratory study
(Original title: La planification des besoins matières (MRP) pour gérer les stocks du bloc opératoire: étude exploratoire)
CHAÎNE Research Group, 1999, Working Paper, No. 99-04
Other articles related to hospital supply chain management
Triax System in the OR
Annual Report 2010-2011 – Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (Quebec Heart and Lung Institute), p.25
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IUCPQ Annual Report 2010-2011 (in French)...
RFID Helps Hôtel-Dieu d'Amos Replenish Consumables: The Quebec hospital is using a system with passive HF RFID tags linked to specific medical supplies to request replenishment of those items.
RFID Journal, Aug. 11, 2011
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Using RFID to Improve Hospital Supply Chain Management for High Value and Consignment Items
Ygal Bendavid & Harold Boeck
Procedia Computer Science, 2011, Vol. 5, p. 849
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Training sessions led by the founding partners
The Toyota approach in the healthcare sector: Improving supply chain management and value-added activities
(Original title: L’approche Toyota dans le secteur de la santé: améliorer la chaîne logistique et les activités à valeur professionnelle)
By S. Landry and R. Philippe (with the participation of J.-M. Legentil)
Two-day seminar offered by the HEC Montreal Executive Education Centre, November 2008 in Montreal and April 2009 in Quebec City (Quebec)
Healthcare logistics
(Original title: La logistique hospitalière)
By S. Landry and R. Philippe
Two-day seminar offered by the HEC Montreal Executive Education Centre, presented in Montreal and Quebec City (Quebec), Vancouver (British Columbia), Toronto (Ontario), Singapore, 2002 – 2005
Speeches on healthcare supply chain management by the founding partners
Lean Healthcare Primer
By S. Landry
49th Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Association for Healthcare Resource and Material Management, Boston (Massachusetts), August 2011
Automation of the operating room supply chain
R. Philippe & A. Larsson
Productivity and efficiency in healthcare through intelligent logistics conference, Copenhagen (Denmark), June 2011
Innovative logistics and the creation of value in healthcare
(Original title : Logistique créative et la création de valeur pour les soins)
S. Landry & R. Philippe
A day of discussion and reflection, HEC Montreal, April 2011
The industrialization of the operating room supply chain
S. Landry & R. Philippe
Northeast Florida Chapter of the Association for Healthcare Resource and Material Management, Jacksonville (Florida), February 2011
Improving hospital processes with the two-bin kanban replenishment system
By S. Landry and R. Philippe
21st Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, Vancouver (British Columbia), May 2010
Hospital replenishment and tracking systems
By R. Philippe
21st Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, Vancouver (British Columbia), May 2010
Lean healthcare, origins and concepts
(Original title: Le lean healthcare, origines et concept)
By S. Landry
13th Annual Meeting of the Quebec Medical Association, Montreal (Quebec), April 2010
Best practices in hospital supply chain management: recent innovations from North America
By S. Landry
Hospital Supply Conference, Fukuoka (Japan), October 2009
The Toyota/lean approach in healthcare: the meaning, the essence, the essential
(Original title: L’approche Toyota/lean en santé: le sens, l’essence, l’essentiel)
By S. Landry (with the participation of J.-M. Legentil)
11th Symposium of Quebec University Hospitals, Quebec City (Quebec), September 2009
Lean and BPR in healthcare: a surgeon's look at potential pitfalls and key success factors
By S. Landry (with the participation of G. Desbiens)
20th Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, Orlando (Florida), May 2009
RFID: cutting-edge technology enhancing material management processes in nursing departments
By R. Philippe
2008 Innovations in Healthcare Delivery Conference, Cincinnati (Ohio), September 2008
Quebec regionalization landscape and related supply chain initiatives
By R. Philippe
Ontario Hospital Association Supply Chain Track, OHA Health Achieve 2007, Toronto (Ontario), November 2007
RFID technology supporting the management of disposable medical supplies in healthcare
By R. Philippe
2007 Canadian RFID Conference, Markham (Ontario), May 2007
Two-bin systems: an efficient alternative to distributing supplies to nursing wards
By S. Landry
Hospitalog Asia 2006, Bangkok (Thailand), March 2006
Two-bin systems: an efficient alternative to distributing supplies to nursing wards
By S. Landry
34th Symposium of the Healthcare Engineering Association of Japan, Tokyo (Japan), November 2005
The best of… Meeting the logistics challenges of the healthcare sector
By R. Philippe
Material Management Health Supply Chain Day, Truro (Nova Scotia), October 2005
The actual impact of the reorganization of logistics activities on the capacity of the operating room at the CSSS de Chicoutimi
(Original title: Impact réel de la réorganisation des activités logistiques sur la capacité du bloc opératoire du CSSS de Chicoutimi)
By R. Philippe (with the participation of B. Bruneau and Y. Lebel)
36th Annual Convention of the Quebec Healthcare Logistics and Material Management Association, Chicoutimi (Quebec), June 2005
Using your OR information system to manage performance, facilitate activity control and increase patient safety in your organization
By R. Philippe (with the participation of N. Lafond)
19th Annual Conference of the Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada, Montreal (Quebec), May 2005
Nursing ward replenishment methods: a comparison between exchange carts, par level, and two-bin systems
By S. Landry
Hospitalog Asia 2004, Singapore, October 2004
Optimizing logistical flows in the operating room
By R. Philippe
Hospitalog, Asia 2004, Singapore, October 2004
The double bin replenishment mode, a best practice alternative to par level replenishment
By R. Philippe
42nd Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Association for Healthcare Resource and Material Management, Nashville (Tennessee), August 2004
Are there benefits to integrating the healthcare supply chain?
(Original title : Y a-t-il des bénéfices à l’intégration de la chaîne logistique dans le secteur de la santé?)
By R. Philippe
Evolution in Healthcare Materials Management Study Day organized by the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Research Group, Brussels (Belgium), June 2004
Inventory and replenishment management in hospitals: recommended solutions
(Original title: La gestion des stocks et du réapprovisionnement en centre hospitalier : pistes de solutions à privilégier)
By R. Philippe
Evolution in Healthcare Materials Management Workshop organized by the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Research Group, Brussels, Belgium, June 2004
Healthcare logistics: best practices illustrated
By S. Landry
Portuguese Association of Logistics, Lisbon (Portugal), November 2003
Healthcare logistics: best practices illustrated
By S. Landry
HOSPITALOG Asia 2003, Bangkok (Thailand), September 2003
Resource and material management improvement projects: turning ideas into investments
By R. Philippe (with the participation of D. Purcell)
41st Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Association for Healthcare Resource and Material Management, San Diego (California), August 2003
OR logistics – looking to the future
(Original title: Logistique au bloc opératoire… un regard vers le futur)
By S. Landry & R. Philippe
One-day conference on the OR organized by Allegiance, Montreal (Quebec), April 2002
Optimizing operating room logistics in a century-old hospital: the story of a successful implementation
By R. Philippe (with the participation of C. Duhamel)
40th Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Association for Healthcare Resource and Material Management, San Antonio (Texas), August 2002
Hospital supply chain re-engineering: an international perspective. Best practices in hospital logistics
By R. Philippe
The Healthcare Materials Management Society of New Jersey, March 2001
OR logistics activities: a help or hindrance to the quality of healthcare
(Original title: Les activités logistiques au bloc opératoire, support ou contrainte à la qualité des soins)
By R. Philippe
28th Provincial Conference of the Quebec Association of Operating Room Nurses, Quebec City (Quebec), November 2000
Best Practices in Hospital Logistics
By S. Landry
Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Instituut Bedrijfskunde & Logistiek, Amsterdam (Netherlands), October 2000
Hospital supply chain reengineering, an international perspective
By S. Landry & R. Philippe
38th Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Association for Healthcare Resource and Material Management, Tampa (Florida), August 2000
Best practices in hospital logistics
By S. Landry
Hospital Logistics of the 21st Century, Lisbon (Portugal), May 2000
Best practices in hospital supply chain management: lessons from Europe
By S. Landry
Supply Chain Management for Health Care, Toronto (Ontario), January 2000
What can you do right now to reduce the cost of managing supply within your organization?
By R. Philippe
Supply Chain Management for Health Care, Toronto (Ontario), January 2000
After the Year 2000: Logistics 3134
(Original title: Après l'an 2000 : logistique 3134)
By S. Landry
29th Annual Convention of the Quebec Healthcare Logistics and Material Management Association, Hull (Quebec), June 1999
Healthcare sector supply chain integration project
(Original title: Projet d’intégration de la chaîne logistique dans le secteur de la santé)
R. Philippe
29th Annual Convention of the Quebec Healthcare Logistics and Material Management Association, Hull (Quebec), June 1999
EHCR: principal conclusions and implications for Quebec's healthcare sector
(Original title: EHCR : Principales conclusions et implications pour le secteur québécois de la santé)
By S. Landry
CHAÎNE Research Group, Hospital Management Logistics Practices, Montreal (Quebec), February 1998
Do benefits in supply chain integration really exist?
(Original title : Les bénéfices de l’intégration de la chaîne d’approvisionnement existent-ils vraiment)
By R. Philippe
CHAÎNE Research Group, Hospital Management Logistics Practices, Montreal (Quebec), February 1998
Rethinking the supply chain in Quebec: the vision of ten material managers
(Original title : Repenser la chaîne d'approvisionnement au Québec : la vision de dix approvisionneurs)
By S. Landry
Quebec Hospital Association Annual Meeting, Montreal (Quebec), February 1998
Integrated management of the supply chain
(Original title: La gestion intégrée de la chaîne d’approvisionnement)
By S. Landry
27th Annual Convention of the Quebec Healthcare Logistics and Material Management Association, Quebec City (Quebec), June 1997
