Arizona's PPE shortage better addressed with a centralized system, legislators say

The urgent need for personal protective equipment for health care workers is hindering the fight against coronavirus but, according to Professor of Supply Chain Management Gene Schneller, there are a variety of collaborative models.

The urgent need for personal protective equipment for health care workers is hindering the fight against coronavirus. Arizona legislators are looking for ways to supply a sufficient amount of PPE to hospitals. According to Professor of Supply Chain Management Gene Schneller, there are a variety of collaborative models for purchasing.

In this story published April 5, 2020, on azcentral.com:

Would it make more sense to have something more centralized and distributed on the basis of need? Absolutely. There are many different collaborative models for purchasing. Some of them go on during humanitarian kinds of crises.

– Professor of Supply Chain Management Eugene Schneller