In the unit studies, you read the case of "Kaiser Permanente: Thriving Under Pressure." For this assignment, you will complete the following:
Review "Kaiser Permanente: Thriving Under Pressure," on pages 161-169 in your textbook, Strategic Supply Chain Management.
Respond to the following topics and questions:
What pressure did health care providers have and how did Kaiser Permanente (KP) react to the pressure?
Describe how collaboration worked among the various KP entities to realizing their commitment.
Describe the adopted new approach in its supply chain collaboration.
Describe how KP turned its demand planning from an art to a science.