KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRING FROM HEALTH CARE SUPPLY CHAIN: Trends, Analysis, Concerns, Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Document Type : Review Article

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1 Department of information technology management, Islamic Azad university science and research branch, Tehran, Iran

2 Faculty Member (Associate Professor) of Tarbiat Modares University

3 Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, Central of Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Purpose: This paper aims to present the key research trends in the healthcare supply chain,
critically analyze the research characteristics of these areas, define the main elements of the
healthcare supply chain and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare supply chain,
and present responses to overcome these impacts based on literature review.
Design/methodology/approach: A systematic literature review is conducted on the healthcare
supply chain research papers covering ten years of research (2010-2020) in peer-reviewed journals
published in English. To achieve this goal, we performed a critical analysis of key research trends
in the healthcare supply chain, assessing the significant characteristics of the articles, such as issue,
solution, research method, outcomes, and concerns,
Findings: We found 13 key research trends in the healthcare supply chain; healthcare supply chain
collaboration, performance measurement, and model/framework were the most significant areas
addressed in the papers reviewed in this study. The reviewed studies did not investigate the
relationship between different entities in the healthcare supply chain in detail, and most had
limitations in generalizing the findings to diverse companies/countries. The primary outcomes of
the assessed studies were cost reductions and performance enhancements.
Originality/value: The analysis of the healthcare supply chain studies in diverse research trends
resulted in insights that help understand concerns in different trends and outcomes of the proposed
solutions. In addition, this study addressed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
healthcare supply chain and the responses to overcome them in particular.

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