Integrated Supply Chain Solutions

ROi's Integrated Supply Chain Solutions Division is highly experienced in managing the complex distribution and transportation operations of our health care partners.

ROi's integrated approach enables our partners to optimize supply distribution through sophisticated inventory management and consolidated transportation solutions while leveraging technology that streamlines the flow of information and provides real-time data and dashboards for improved decision-making. The ROi team adds sustainable value through deep understanding of providers' unique challenges in managing the flow of goods from manufacturer to end user in a clinical care environment.

Our state-of-the-art, 100,000-square-foot Consolidated Services Center (CSC) is centrally located in Springfield, MO, and serves as a consolidated ship-to location for vendors, while guaranteeing next-day delivery and industry-leading service levels on stocked items. By leveraging the CSC, our health care partners enjoy greater ownership and control over their supply chain through added flexibility, improved end-to-end process alignment and visibility and better overall quality and efficiency. ROi also operates a Central Distribution Center (CDC) in Earth City, MO, which serves as a hub for our courier operations from St. Louis and our print services department. The CDC is also used for central record storage, bulk buy storage and pandemic supply storage.

Medical/Surgical & Pharmaceutical Distribution

Health care providers rely on uninterrupted and immediate access to the right supplies, in the right quantities, at the right time and at the right cost. Excellent service, ROi's hallmark, is critical as providers look to optimize their clinical, operational and financial performance. ROi is recognized as one of the largest medical distributors in the U.S. We collaborate closely with our partners to develop a mutually agreed upon formulary of products of high clinical quality, that are always in stock and delivered next day to best serve provider and patient needs.

Nearly a decade ago, ROi and Mercy demonstrated a commitment to quality to ensure every patient receives the correct medications in the correct doses every time - a pharmaceutical repackaging program known as Mercy Meds. Through an automated, daily replenishment routine, ROi's team of professionals receive demand-signals triggered by patient consumption so they can repackage, track and deliver unit dose pharmaceuticals that are scanned at the patient's bedside to ensure accurate administration and clinical documentation.

Transportation

ROi's transportation solutions offer numerous benefits including a flexible and diverse transportation fleet that facilitates the efficient movement of equipment and supplies through dispatching and GPS technology. This process ensures effective status monitoring, timely delivery and reliable service.

Our private fleet, consisting of more than 70 cars, vans and tractor trailers, operated by ROi drivers, delivers medical products, lab specimens, equipment and a wide variety of other supplies in a single consolidated shipment 365 days a year, thereby providing uniquely streamlined and cost-effective service.

Inventory Management

Ensuring our health care partners have uninterrupted access to the supplies they need when they need them is at the heart of ROi's Integrated Supply Chain Solutions. Our technology platform helps us understand our partners' consumption of medication and supplies through point-of-use capture and leverages that insight to develop highly precise demand forecasts so we may effectively manage products throughout the entire supply chain. This integrated systems approach takes into account the entire life cycle of inventory through end-use and facilitates industry-leading fulfillment rates, effective asset management, and highly efficient movement and storage of goods.

Process Improvement and Analytics

ROi's Process Improvement and Analytics Team provides consultation and designs models and innovative solutions around process improvement, operational efficiency and inventory management strategy. The team applies their industrial and engineering backgrounds, process improvement methodologies, the principles of Lean and Six Sigma™, and process simulation and optimization tools to evaluate current processes and determine opportunities to streamline and improve. This approach leads to more cost-effective management of inventory, labor and overhead and has helped our health care partners successfully implement sustainable process improvements that drive real savings and quality enhancements.