Dr. Jake Taylor Jacobs

That's where the action is.

That's where the revenue is generated.

That's where the surgeons are.

So they invest in OR scheduling software.

They bring in consultants, optimize turnover times.

They implement lean processes for room setup and they get some gains, maybe five, 10% of improvement, but then they hit a wall.

The wall that everyone hits every single time, a ceiling that can't break through no matter what they try.

You want to know why?

It's because the OR is the downstream.

You cannot optimize downstream performance when the upstream constraints is unaddressed.

Think about it like a river.

The OR is where the river flows into the ocean.

That's where you see results.

But SPD is upstream.

It's where the water comes from.

If there's a dam upstream and if there's a constraint blocking the flow, it doesn't matter how wide you make the river bed downstream.

The water isn't going to come.

And SPD is that constraint.

When instruments aren't ready, cases start late.

When trays are incomplete, surgeons wait.