OCR Bottom Line: Celebrating Our Freedoms
“America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.”— President Harry S. Truman (July 1, 2022)--As we get ready to take this mid-summer pause to observe Independence Day, we are reminded of President Truman’s wise...
OCR Bottom Line: Stopping to Reflect on Memorial Day
(May 25, 2022)—Next week, we join the nation in a day of remembrance and appreciation for all of those who lost their lives in the service of our country. For the OC Reilly team, we have family members and friends who paid the ultimate price to safeguard the freedoms...
OC Reilly Inc. Names PJ O’Connor President, Founder Bill O’Connor Continues as CEO; New Executive Director of Business Intelligence Position Established
(May 6, 2022)—OC Reilly Inc., a leading provider of expert advisory services to the health care supply chain industry, recently named PJ O’Connor as President of the firm, succeeding company founder Bill O’Connor, who will retain the title of Chief Executive Officer....
OCR Bottom Line: Video Podcast / The Basics and Benefits of Building a Health Care Supply Chain
[html5_video id=2437] By William J. O’Connor, President and CEO, OC Reilly, Inc. (March 21, 2022)—This special edition feature offers insights into healthcare supply chain through first-person experiences and stories. Taken from remarks made during an online lecture...
OCR Bottom Line: Pharma Supply Chain Requires Careful Management
By Erin M. Yeager, Senior Analyst Pharmacy / Supply Chain, OC Reilly, Inc. (March 14, 2022)--According to a recent report by global management consultant McKinsey, over the past two decades, the worldwide value of pharmaceutical goods traded has grown six-fold, from...
OCR Bottom Line: Fresh Thinking Needed to Address the Supply Chain Labor Shortage
By Michael R. Polaski, Executive Director, Supply Chain, OC Reilly, Inc. (February 28, 2022)—As companies worldwide continue to cope with supply chain delays that hamper their own ability to serve their end-user markets, employers within the supply chain industry have...
OCR Bottom Line: Understanding the Supply Chain Labor Shortage
By John Jones, Director, Strategic Projects, OC Reilly, Inc. (Feb. 14, 2022)—For the first time in most economists’ memories, a rapid increase in demand is not being adequately met by a resulting ramping up of supply. This is not because producers aren’t willing to...
OCR Bottom Line: HHS Updates Cybersecurity Best Practices
(Jan. 17, 2022)--A Special Message from OC Reilly: This week, we were left feeling especially vulnerable after a cybersecurity breach occurred in our own system. Fortunately, our team reacted quickly to minimize the potential risk. That’s when the phrase, “it can...
OCR Bottom Line: Preparing for Data Challenges in Supply Chain
By Nick McKinney, Director, Analytics, OC Reilly, Inc. (Jan. 10, 2022)—In a recent survey of business executives, 59 percent ranked data quality or data availability as their greatest challenge, yet 29 percent of that same group reported a lack of skills in this area...