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Identify possible constraints that hospitals may experience in its supply chains.

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Identify possible constraints that hospitals may experience in its supply chains.

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In the case of a hospital, we would have mainly internal constraints because our demand for services would typically exceed our supply. If we focused on external constraints in supply chain management, it would be because our supply exceeds our demand. This generally wouldn't be the case with a hospital since most hospitals are short staffed and fall short on supplies. One of the main constraints for many organizations and particularly hospitals are budget constraints. Most hospitals, both private and public, are on budget constraints because of the high expenses of running a hospital. We also see situations where management will find a different supplier for part of the ...

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