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Detroit Medical Center
Materials Resource Management

Dear Business Associate:

The Materials Resource Management department  under the direction of Donald Groth, Corporate Vice President, MRM, is responsible for the supply chain continuum at the Detroit Medical Center. That continuum includes product standardization, acquisition, receipt, and delivery. Materials Resource Management Administration can be reached at 313.578.2660.

The department is organized into the following functional areas:


Contract Administration, under the direction of Richard Gold, Director, is responsible for:

  • Leading product standardization efforts,
  • Contract negotiations and compliance monitoring
  • Bids and Proposals
  • Vendor selection

         Contract Administrators:

         Contract Administration can be reached at 313.578.2660.

Supply Chain Initiative, under the direction of Jonathan Kubert, Manager, is responsible for:

  • Operational Oversight of ValueLink Stockless Program
  • Establishment of new PAR (Periodic Automatic Replenishment) Locations
  • Ongoing PAR Optimization
  • Inventory Control and Supply Depots
  • Point of Service Units (Starsys/Pyxis)

         Supply Chain Initiative can be reached at 313.745.1701.

Logistics Management, under the direction of Mike Weathersby, Corporate Director, is responsible for:

  • Replenishment of patient care supplies
  • Copy Centers and stand-alone copiers
  • Formal receipt and delivery of all products
  • Mail Services
  • Warehousing

         Logistics Management can be reached at 313.745.1701

Purchasing, under the direction of Crystalline Kuykendall, Corporate Director, is responsible for:

  • Pricing
  • Daily processing of Purchase Orders
  • Liaison with Detroit Medical Center Information Services
  • First-line support of the computer applications used in Purchasing, Logistics Management, and Accounts Payable
  • End-user training for these applications
  • Liaison with vendor community related to Electronic Commerce

         Purchasing Contacts:

          Purchasing can be reached at 313.578.2650

DMC Supplier Diversity, under the direction of John H. Eley, Supplier Diversity Manager, is responsible for:

  • Minority and woman owned business development
  • Identify and attract diverse suppliers
  • Assist diverse suppliers in developing key contacts
  • Maintain database of diverse suppliers

         DMC Supplier Diversity can be reached at 313.578.2662.

Associated Hospital's Processing Facility, under the direction of John Keels, Executive Director, is responsible for:

  • Processing and distribution of all hospital linen.
  • Investigate opportunities for provision of laundry service to other healthcare systems.

         AHPF can be reached at 313.341.2900.



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