SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION : A PROBLEM OR AN OPPORTUNITY ?
THE IBEMS PLATFORM : THE SHIELD TO KEEP PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE STAFF SAFE
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SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION : A PROBLEM OR AN OPPORTUNITY ?
One challenge to the healthcare industry that is still causing anxiety amongst its stakeholders is disruptions to the supply chain . LTTS is one of the companies that is helping medical device manufacturers to relocate their manufacturing plants , adding new manufacturing lines , and enabling higher operational efficiency to ensure supply of critical medical equipment to the healthcare providers is continued .
Finding alternative sites and adapting to a new supply chain is complex : medtech manufacturing locations , JD explains , are spread across the USA , Europe and Asia . As per JD , Medtech companies are seriously evaluating their strategy for expansion in South Asia including India . This is offering opportunities for LTTS .
THE IBEMS PLATFORM : THE SHIELD TO KEEP PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE STAFF SAFE
JD also sees an opportunity for LTTS to make hospitals a more harmonious place in the post-Covid world . He explains that it is the perfect moment
“ I n some of the larger health systems , telehealth transactions have gone from a few thousand per month to tens of thousands per week ”
— Jyotirmay Datta , EVP & Business Head , Healthcare Industry Vertical , L & T Technology Services Ltd ( LTTS )
for the company ’ s iBEMS platform , an innovative , cloud-based building experience management system of systems that allows individual systems in the hospital to intelligently connect to each other . This solution can also now upgraded to keep the hospital spaces healthy for air quality , social distancing and temperature monitoring . JD paints the picture of a hospital experience that is entirely touchless .
SUMMER / AUTUMMN 2020