So ran the thesis of my session/presentation at the annual BioSupply and Biotech Supply Chain Academy conference in Foster City, CA last week. This was my first conference as attendee and speaker at the invitation of conference founder Devendra Mishra and co-chair Wayne McDonnell (PWC). I was struck by a number of things over the two days in interactions with a full complement of supply chain...
Gopkiran Rao Bio
Gop Rao Gop Rao has 14 years of hands-on experience with life sciences revenue management strategy, best practices, and value definition. His experience is garnered from leading strategy and business assessment, product definition, and solutions implementations for the Top 50 medical technology and bio-pharmaceutical companies. In his current role, Gop is responsible for product and thought leadership programs in Model N's target industry verticals. He has previously held senior positions in technology consulting and publishing. Gop holds a BA in Economics from St. Stephen's College, New Delhi, an LL.B. (JD) from the University of Mumbai, and an MBA from the Fisher Graduate School of International Business/MIIS. Gopkiran Rao's Blogs
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Monday, November 14, 2011 - 10:11am
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 8:17pm
As sound bites go, the term 'disruptive' used in tandem with 'technology', 'business model' or even 'selection' (for those paying attention in high school biology) ranks high pretty high on the list). I was struck by the use of the term in not one but two standout sessions at Gartner's Health Exchange meeting in New Jersey at the turn of the month. The first...
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Monday, February 6, 2012 - 10:54pm
The best kept secrets in business are often the ones you actually want your employees to be able to read like an open book. This might sound like a paradox, but consider the effort and resources companies expend each year in trying to drive transparent decision making so employees get the information they need when they need it. Unfortunately this ususally ends up in data mart on top of data...