Mr Hal Mueller is the Chief Supply Chain Officer for Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center, responsible for the streamlining of the procurement of all supplies, services and capital for the medical centre, the physician practices, and an extended hospital network. His experience in supply chain management, strategic sourcing, and purchasing span multiple industries, ranging from healthcare to consumer products and manufacturing. Prior to joining Ohio State University, Mr Mueller served as the vice president for Purchasing and Supplier Quality at Remington Outdoor Company in Madison, North Carolina, where his team restructured a 200-year-old supply base, drove supply chain best practices, and revitalized supplier quality. Within the healthcare space, Mr Mueller served as the vice president of Strategic Sourcing for Novant Health, Inc., an integrated delivery network consisting of multiple acute care facilities throughout the Southeast, with a nationwide footprint of ambulatory care facilities. Mr Mueller was also employed by Ford Motor Company, rising to level of Purchasing Director for Ford in Brazil. He has also served in the United States Navy, which he retired after serving 20 years as a naval officer. He received his bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, and an MBA in Finance/Operations from Indiana University.

Presentation Synopsis 
1.  Rapid Supply Chain Transformation 
It’s been demonstrated consistently across multiple industries that unlocking the value-capture potential within supply chain is a strategic imperative. The ability to unlock that potential is typically constrained by either personnel, training, or supply chain process decisions. This discussion will focus on proven organizational changes that have been implemented across multiple industries, with both domestic and international work groups, to accelerate a supply chain transformation from one that’s excessively focused on transactional work to a strategic business partner that collaborates and guides material management plans for a hospital system.  

2. Healthcare Migration to Manufacturing Practices
Healthcare supply chain norms are continually moving closer to “mainstream” best practices from other industries, most notably and obvious is the adoption of critical tools from manufacturing. Hal’s background is from outside the healthcare industry: 16 years in manufacturing with Ford Motor Company as a global supply chain director and quality manager, and 5 years in private equity executing mergers and acquisitions. Key tenets from manufacturing are now taking center stage within healthcare, specifically as they relate to Quality, Total Cost of Ownership, and Continuous Improvement. Over the past decade, any resistance within Healthcare to consider outside industry best practices has decreased dramatically. This discussion will highlight those processes that have already been adopted as well as some of the critical best practices yet to be considered.