scholarly journals A Network Maturity Mapping Tool for Demand-Driven Supply Chain Management: A Case for the Public Healthcare Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11988
Author(s):  
Munyaradzi Bvuchete ◽  
Sara Saartjie Grobbelaar ◽  
Joubert van Eeden
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mapping Tool ◽  
Public Healthcare Sector

The healthcare supply chain is a complex adaptive ecosystem that facilitates the delivery of health products to the end patient in a cost-effective way. However, low forecast accuracy and high demand volatility in healthcare supply chains have resulted in an increase in stockouts, operational inefficiencies, poor health outcomes, and a significant increase in supply chain costs. To cope with these challenges, organisations are trying to adopt demand-driven supply chain management (DDSCM) operating practices which have been established in other sectors such as the telecommunications, fruit, and flower industries. However, previous studies have not considered these practices in the healthcare industry, and hence no methodologies exist that support the implementation of these practices in this context. Moreover, current studies present cases where the focus has been on improving and expanding individual organisational performance, but no supply chain network-level studies exist on the healthcare industry. Therefore, this paper provides a network-level analysis when addressing DDSCM in the healthcare industry. A grounded theory-based approach coupled with a conceptual framework analysis process was used to leverage a systematized literature review methodology with the development of a network maturity mapping tool for DDSCM which was validated in the public healthcare sector.

Hierarchical Planning Models for Public Healthcare Supply Chains

2019 ◽  
pp. 86-122
Author(s):  
Hassan Yar Bareach ◽  
Wafa Malik ◽  
Rania Sohail ◽  
Areeb Javaid ◽  
Muhammad Naiman Jalil
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Hierarchical Planning ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Planning Models

This chapter focuses on the hierarchical planning and execution for supply chain management in public healthcare services. The authors first introduce tiered organizational and services delivery structure of public healthcare services followed by various supply chain issues that public healthcare services encounters. They then review hierarchical planning and execution discussions for the strategic, tactical, and operational decisions in supply chain literature. They continue the discussion with public healthcare services cases on medicine and equipment maintenance supply chains. They compare hierarchical planning execution discussions in supply chain management literature vis-a-vis healthcare services cases. Their main argument is that much can be gained by the public healthcare services by striving for reduced information asymmetry and employing appropriate functional aggregation at various levels of the hierarchically organized public healthcare supply chains.

scholarly journals How healthcare structures and communication delivery influence trust: a parallel-group randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Cantarutti ◽  
Emmanuel M. Pothos
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Random Order ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Healthcare ◽  
Public Healthcare Sector ◽  
Parallel Group ◽  
Therapy Compliance ◽  
Study Offer

Abstract Background According to recent polling, public trust in the healthcare sector remains low relative to other industries globally. The implications of low healthcare trust permeate throughout the industry in a number of ways, most visibly by discouraging therapy compliance. Methods This study investigated four putative determinants of trust in healthcare-related scenarios: individuals vs. collective groups as communicators of healthcare advice; expert vs. laypeople as providers of healthcare communication; public vs. private healthcare sector; and positive vs. negative information. Two hundred seventy-four participants were recruited via Prolific Academic and were presented with four statements in random order, related to a positive reflection of the public healthcare sector, a negative reflection of the public healthcare sector, a positive reflection of the private healthcare sector and a negative reflection of the private healthcare sector. According to these reflection, participants were repeatedly asked to rate the system on its trustworthiness. Trust outcomes were constructed using a four-dimension framework, consisting of benevolence, reliability, competence and predictability. Results Claims relating to the public sector had a significantly stronger impact on benevolence and reliability than claims relating to the private sector; claims from individuals had a significantly stronger impact on all trust variables than claims from collectives; and claims from laypeople had a significantly greater impact on reliability and competence ratings than claims from experts. Conclusions The findings in this study offer insight into the patterns with which trust decisions are made in healthcare contexts. More importantly, this research offers a novel perspective of how different factors interact to affect the various facets of trust. These results provide a foundation for future study in this evolving area, and offer insights into designing effective communication strategies that cultivate greater levels of individual trust in the healthcare sector.

scholarly journals Importance and Challenges of Green Supply Chain Management in Healthcare

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wajeeha Ahmed ◽  
Asim M. ◽  
Manzoor S.
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Green Supply Chain Management ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Chain Management

This research is related to the importance of the Green Supply Chain Management within in Healthcare sector. Further, the challenges related to it are also discussed. Green building operations are necessary not only for the population but for the environment as well. Awareness related to it is increasing especially in the area of the supply chain management areas. Efficient Supply chain management is necessary within the healthcare sector. Social & economic benefits are generated through green supply chain management. Supply chain management plays a significant role in waste management. Communication & government challenges are considered to be some of the challenges of the Green Supply Chain Management within in Healthcare sector.

Differentiating between average and high-performing public healthcare managers: implications for public sector talent management

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 434
Author(s):  
Sandra G. Leggat ◽  
Zhanming Liang ◽  
Peter F. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
High Performing ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Healthcare Sector ◽  
Service Managers

ObjectiveEnsuring sufficient qualified and experienced managers is difficult for public sector healthcare organisations in Australia, with a limited labour market and competition with the private sector for talented staff. Although both competency-based management and talent management have received empirical support in association with individual and organisational performance, there have been few studies exploring these concepts in the public healthcare sector. This study addresses this gap by exploring the perceived differences in demonstration of core competencies between average and higher-performing managers in public sector healthcare organisations. MethodsMixed methods were used to define and measure a set of competencies for health service managers. In addition, supervisors of managers were asked to identify the differences in competence between the average and high-performing managers reporting to them. ResultsSupervisors could clearly distinguish between average and higher-performing managers and identified related competencies. ConclusionsThe consistent pattern of competence among community health and hospital public sector managers demonstrated by this study could be used to develop a strategic approach to talent management for the public healthcare sector in Australia. What is known about this topic?Although there are validated competency frameworks for health service managers, they are rarely used in practice in Australia. What does this paper add?This paper illustrates the perceived differences in competencies between top and average health services managers using a validated framework. What are the implications for practitioners?The public health sector could work together to provide a more effective and efficient approach to talent management for public hospitals and community health services.

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