CE Quiz: Capital Equipment Track: Successfully Managing Capital Equipment Projects

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* 1. How does Vanderbilt Health Purchasing Collaborative determine their supplier in-person or virtual meeting parameters?

All meetings are Virtual.

Dependant upon State Regulations.

All meetings are In-Person.

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* 2. What is a primary supply chain issue affecting capital projects?

Long lead times.

Too many workers.

Using the wrong equipment.

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* 3. What is one way Premier, Inc. helps its members combat vendor price fluctuations?

Paying the difference.

Nothing.

Contracted fixed-firm pricing.

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* 4. If VHPC must go with a different supplier, are they looking to use the opportunity to relook at their practice standards or are they treating them as a one-off purchase?

Relook at their practice standards.

One-off Purchase.

Both.

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* 5. What is one demand that Scott Vinson has been required to make given the long Lead times he’s seen from the pandemic?

It has forced decision making in a project to happen much sooner.

Offer better lunches to workers.

Delay project scheduling.

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* 6. What is a major trend Jeff Little seen during and post pandemic?

Larger parking structures.

Remodeling and refitting projects.

More advanced food service delivery methods.

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* 7. What’s been the recent cause of change orders for projects with Premier, Inc.?

Schdule slippages.

Over staffing.

Weather delays.

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* 8. What is one-way VHPC is advancing their cyber security?

Going back to paper-only methods.

Updating their contracting language.

Installing McAfee anti-virus software.

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* 9. Where are you starting to see biomed departments report now that cyber security is a major factor in hospital safety?

No one.

The Chief Executive Officer.

The Office of the CIO.

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* 10. What is Jeffs key piece of advice to Suppliers as he ends the presentation?

Get a better Quarterback.

Stay virtual for all meetings.

Be more transparent.