Focus will improve supply chain

Published: 1-Feb-2005


Global Healthcare Exchange Europe (GHX Europe) and TecSol are to merge to create a single company focused on improving supply chain efficiencies for healthcare in the UK. The new company will be called TecSol-A GHX Company (TecSol-GHX) and will be headquartered in Thetford in Norfolk.

Both GHX Europe and TecSol have independently provided e-commerce and supply chain services to National Health Service (NHS) Trust hospitals and their suppliers. 'By combining resources, we will be able to provide an even higher level of service to our customers in the UK in a more cost effective manner,' said Roy McDonald, TecSol managing director, who will continue in the same role with the new company.

As an independent company, TecSol-GHX will benefit both hospitals and suppliers by increasing supply chain efficiencies through e-commerce and process automation. The two companies currently serve approximately 90 hospitals and 115 suppliers in the UK. Existing customers of GHX Europe in the UK will be able to conduct e-commerce through the new company with minimal disruption in service, and all participants will have access to more of their trading partners through a single connection point.

Suppliers participating in the new company include major healthcare suppliers, as well as smaller companies operating solely in the UK. 'Consolidation to a single organisation for the healthcare supply chain is a natural and welcome progression,' said Walter Hak, Johnson & Johnson company group chairman, MD&D, Europe. 'With one company, the redundancies associated with operating two separate systems are eliminated and supply chain participants have a clear choice as to the e-commerce solution that can provide the greatest value.'

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