Modelling approaches of hospital supply chain: case of surgery and oncology department. State of the art

Abstract

Nowadays, hospital logistics has become an essential component of healthcare institutions. It allows the synchronisation of all the flows inside a hospital to ensure the efficiency of the healthcare system, and particularly in the case of cancerous diseases. This paper presents a synthesis of the research carried out since 1992 on hospital logistics chain. The first part of this article is dedicated to modelling and these different approaches. In the second part, we discuss research work on the hospital logistics chain, the third part is devoted to logistics optimisation in the surgery department, the fourth part is devoted to chemotherapy problems, and we conclude by presenting our perspective that links these four areas of research namely: modelling approaches of hospital logistics chains, the case of surgical oncology division.

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“…For all hospitals and clinics, and especially for those with a surgical practice, supply chain optimization offers practitioners and administrators the ability to save money through front-end negotiations with suppliers. 3,[13][14][15][16][17]25 To realize revenue improvements based on this approach, the actual execution of supply chain negotiations must be conducted systematically, using a combination of historical hospital data and predictive tools to plan strategic negotiations and to analyze market trends. At Texas Children's Hospital, our supply chain executives use a seven-step strategic sourcing process to plan successful sourcing events (Fig.…”

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“…Optimizing a supply chain through increasing the percentage of items from all suppliers that are under contract (herein called “increasing contract use”) and/or negotiating higher discounts has been shown to provide hospitals with significant cost savings without compromising patient care. 16,17 This cost-saving approach is especially useful for surgical practices, as the costs of maintaining an operating room depend largely on the negotiated prices of stocked materials and implants. 18–21…”