2025 Supply Chain Leadership Series - Hidden Costs in Freight Management

March 19, 2025

This series of one-hour webcasts helps current, new and aspiring leaders and leadership teams build confidence, skill and capability to lead their organizations successfully into the future. The series consistently earns high satisfaction scores from participants and provides opportunities for discussion and Q&A.

Target Audience

  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:  


1.    Identify potential risks in freight operations and understand their cost implications, including delays, damages, and compliance issues.
2.    Develop actionable strategies to minimize hidden freight costs through better route planning, mode selection, and carrier negotiations.
3.    Discuss the key factors contributing to hidden freight costs and their impact on total transportation spend.
4.    Assess current freight operations for inefficiencies and identify opportunities to streamline processes.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
03/19/2025
Course expires: 
05/18/2025
Event starts: 
03/19/2025 - 11:30am CDT
Event ends: 
03/19/2025 - 12:30pm CDT
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Live Activity
United States

FACULTY & PLANNERS

Planning committee:
Andrea Schiemo
Director, Member Networks
Vizient, Inc.

Sydnee Cruz
Associate Project Manager, Member Networks
Vizient, Inc.

Tracy Sutton, DES
Media Productions Director
Vizient, Inc.

Rebecca Easterwood
Senior Continuing Education Programs Manager
Vizient, Inc.

Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education       
Vizient, Inc.

Faculty:
Joseph Pennington
Supply Chain Business Manager
UK Healthcare

Lorra Miracle
AVP, Health System Supply Chain
UK Healthcare
 

 
Statement of Content Validity
 
Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.
 
Disclaimer
The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.

 

Designation Statement(s)

Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)
 
Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation. Various state license boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 General CE - Attendance
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Required Hardware/software

 

The Vizient CE Learner Portal is compatible with most modern web browsers (such as Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari) and can also be accessed with mobile devices.