For many in the healthcare supply chain, the old touchstone has been the cornerstone of best practice for over 50 years.  What happens after the product is in our customers hands?  What happens after the contract has been implemented/converted and/or value analysis has chosen the best valued product?  We know that the right price is in our ERP/Purchasing Systems but do the dollars hit the bottom line?  In order to get a better grasp on this concept, validation needs to occur because the costs ramifications cannot be left flapping out in the wind any longer.