The healthcare supply chain has been reimagined and transformed through the establishment of consolidated service centers (CSCs), with centralized operations replacing disparate hospital supply chain teams, systems and processes. Recognizing the efficiency, accuracy and cost savings other industries have achieved through warehouse automation, health systems are increasingly deploying automated technologies in their CSCs.

What follows are five real-world success stories from top U.S. health systems using different forms of CSC automation — from conveyers and carousels to autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).