🚨 Healthcare Supply Chains – Why MVP Beats Full-Scale Overhaul

A major hospital network was experiencing supply shortages, expired inventory waste, and fragmented supply chain data across multiple locations.

Their leadership faced a critical decision:

💡 Do we launch an MVP to test real-time tracking, or commit to a full Minimum Replacement Product (MRP)?

🏥 Case Study: MVP for Hospital Inventory Management

🔹 The Challenge:

• $30M+ in annual inefficiencies due to misplaced, hoarded, or expired medical supplies.

• No real-time inventory visibility across multiple hospitals, leading to unnecessary procurement costs.

• Supply chain teams had no unified tracking system to optimize usage across departments.

🔹 The MVP Approach:

• Instead of a costly, system-wide overhaul, the hospital piloted an RFID-based tracking solution in one ICU unit.

• This small-scale deployment allowed leadership to evaluate cost savings, operational efficiency, and system integration feasibility.

🔹 The Outcome:

• ✅ $3.2M in savings in the first year from reduced expired inventory.

• ✅ 20% improvement in supply availability for critical care teams.

• ✅ Scalability validated—MVP results secured executive buy-in, leading to hospital-wide adoption.

📌 How Full Sail Helps You Make the Right Decision

At Full Sail, we help healthcare organizations assess whether an MVP or an MRP is the best path forward.

💡 Our process ensures:

• ✅ Strategic assessment of whether a small-scale MVP can validate impact before major investment.

• ✅ Risk reduction strategies to avoid overcommitting to large-scale replacements prematurely.

• ✅ A clear roadmap for scaling successful MVPs into hospital-wide deployments.

📈 The Bottom Line:

An MVP approach delivers quick wins and ensures scalability—but only when deployed strategically. Before making multi-million-dollar commitments, are you testing solutions effectively?

“How are you using MVPs to prove supply chain innovation before going all-in on an MRP?”