Hospital supply chains are responsible for several economic inefficiencies, negative environmental impacts, and social concerns. However, a lack of research on sustainable supply chain management specific to this sector is identified. Existing studies do not analyze supply chain management practices in an integrated and detailed manner, and do not consider all sustainable performance dimensions. To address these gaps, this paper presents a systematic literature review and develops a framework for identifying the supply chain management practices that may contribute to sustainable performance in hospitals. The proposed framework is composed of 12 categories of management practices, which include strategic management and leadership, supplier management, purchasing, warehousing and inventory, transportation and distribution, information and technology, energy, water, food, hospital design, waste, and customer relationship management. On the other side, performance categories include economic, environmental, and social factors. Moreover, illustrative effects of practices on performance are discussed. The novelty of this document lies in its focus on hospital settings, as well as on its comprehensiveness regarding the operationalization of practices and performance dimensions. In addition, a future research agenda is provided, which emphasizes the need for improved research generalizability, empirical validation, integrative addressing, and deeper analysis of relationships between practices and performance.
Este artÃculo presenta el primer diagnóstico de la gestión logÃstica de las instituciones habilitadas por el Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social para la prestación de servicios de hospitalización domiciliaria (HHC) en el Valle del Cauca, Colombia. El objetivo es caracterizar cómo los proveedores de HHC toman las decisiones logÃsticas asociadas con el proceso de prestación del servicio, e identificar oportunidades de mejoramiento e investigación. El diagnóstico se construyó mediante la aplicación de una encuesta semiestructurada que evaluó 6 ejes de trabajo y el grado de madurez de los procesos de servicio. Los resultados muestran que se requiere una gestión más integral de las decisiones logÃsticas, apoyada en el conocimiento del perfil epidemiológico y demográfico de la población atendida.
El problema de zonificación en servicios de hospitalización domiciliaria (HHC) hace parte de las decisiones logísticas que los proveedores de salud deben enfrentar en el diseño de redes para llevar cuidado médico coordinado a los hogares de los pacientes. En este trabajo se estudia dicho problema en el contexto de una ciudad con rápido crecimiento, fenómeno que se refiere al incremento de la población en áreas urbanas, y que da lugar a problemas como la proliferación de barrios marginales, el incremento de enfermedades y epidemias, la ausencia de control y seguridad gubernamental y la carencia de servicios básicos de salud. Consecuentemente, tres factores derivados de este fenómeno se consideran de manera integral: la disposición geográfica de la población, las condiciones de seguridad para acceder a las unidades básicas, y las tendencias de la demanda de servicios de HHC. Se propone un modelo matemático bi-objetivo y se identifican las compensaciones entre los objetivos, permitiendo encontrar soluciones mejor balanceadas. El modelo es evaluado con instancias de datos reales de una institución de HHC que ofrece los servicios en las ciudades más grandes de Colombia. Los resultados muestran que se puede obtener mejores configuraciones de zonificación y que deterioros de menos del 10% en la Carga Trabajo de Viaje produce mejoramientos de más del 80% en las Desviaciones de Cargas de Trabajo.
The inventory management of the different types of inventory along a supply chain is a complex problem that, in most of the cases of the Colombian and international industry, is dealt through the implementation of inventory software. However, the decision to implement such software is, in many cases, constrained by the financial capacity of investment and by the lack of knowledge of the available software in Colombia. This work presents a review of the inventory software available in Colombia in order to give support to the companies that face the decision of implementing this kind of software. First, we present the state of the art in which we identify the result of the literature review and the use of the inventory software in the Colombian industry. Then, we present the characterization of the inventory software available in the country. This characterization allows the identification of the general configuration of the products included in the study; the management modules, the integration options with other informatics tools, and the general information of prices and installation are also included in the review. Finally, we present the conclusions of the study and identify future research opportunities.
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