Perspectives on Supply Chain Management in the Healthcare Industry

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10.2991/icssr-13.2013.144How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Supply chain; healthcare management; perspective

Abstract

In order to address the perspectives of healthcare supply chain management, the current literature was reviewed comprehensively. Major managerial issues were identified and discussed, including healthcare supply chain performance, cost reduction, inventory management, bullwhip effect, quality and security, and supply chain innovation. Some research methods were also discussed. Value chain analysis is valuable to case studies. System dynamics models or other supply chain reference models are useful for systematic analysis. The study also indicates a potential of application of healthcare supply chain management in developing countries.

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© 2013, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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