Download This PaperHealthcare Supply Chain
Chapter 8 in Handbook of Healthcare Analytics: Theoretical Minimum for Conducting 21st Century Research on Healthcare Operations, Tinglong Dai and Sridhar Tayur (eds.), John Wiley & Sons
27 Pages Posted: 20 Oct 2017 Last revised: 9 Jan 2018
Date Written: December 21, 2017
Abstract
Rising supply chain costs are one of the major factors that have caused rapid growth in overall healthcare spending. Supply chains in the healthcare industry are difficult to manage particularly due to their complexity and the uncertainties involved. This chapter starts with an overview of the unique challenges in healthcare supply chains, followed by an extensive review of past research in this area. We then demonstrate how inefficiency in healthcare supply chains can be improved through contract redesign, using two specific research examples: one for generic injectable drugs and the other for influenza vaccines. The chapter concludes with discussions of future research opportunities and directions.
Keywords: Healthcare, Pharmaceutical supply chains, Supply chain management, Contracts and incentives
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