Linea Group Appointed to NHS Inventory Management Framework

Sept. 25, 2014 - PRLog -- Linea Group Ltd (http://www.lineagroup.co.uk/) have been appointed to the NHS SBS Inventory Management and Neutral Wholesale Services Framework.

The framework will support clients to; achieve clearer demand planning, reduce inventory holding, strengthen inventory management through the use of data and increase ordering efficiency by moving towards ‘Just In Time’ practices.

Linea achieved a 100% score for the quality section of the bid and an overall score of 96% by focussing on its strength as a provider of one of the most comprehensive supply chain management offers available to the Healthcare sector.

The Linea team has delivered results driven consulting support across the following specialist areas;

Strategy and operating model design
Demand and operations planning
Logistics and network design
Procurement and supplier management
Lean inventory management

Whilst the procurement agenda continues to gather pace, through increased government focus and the desire of Trusts to reduce non-payroll expenditure, Inventory Management within the NHS remains a lucrative, but usually untapped source of operational efficiency and financial savings.

Linea has been promoting the virtues of Trusts adopting a Lean Inventory Management approach for a number of years and those Trusts which have introduced such methodologies have been well rewarded through the generation of significant cost savings, greater efficiency and improved clinical quality & safety.

Ian Chambers, Linea Group Chief Executive said;

‘The framework provides an excellent opportunity for NHS Trusts to review their current Inventory Management arrangements and generate significant operational & financial benefits.

Our near perfect tender score is testament to our expertise and quality of service. As an approved framework supplier, Linea Group are now able to provide clients with quick, direct and compliant access to its Inventory Management and wider Supply Chain support solutions’.

Linea is a results focused Organisational Excellence consultancy with a track record of delivering sustained superior performance that meets and where possible exceeds client expectations.