Despite the increasing utilization of lean practices and digital technologies (DTs) related to
Industry 4.0, the impact of such dual interventions on healthcare services remains unclear …

In the Industry 4.0 era, healthcare services have experienced more dual interventions that
integrate lean and six sigma with simulation modeling. This systematic review, which …

Purpose This article aims to investigate the most applied lean warehouse practices in
Brazilian warehouses. Design/methodology/approach To perform this research, three …

Purpose The application of lean thinking in the transportation industry provides opportunities
to streamline operations with a value-added orientation. Prior literature shows evidence of …

In emergency logistics, it is important to allocate available assets to operations effectively
due to the resource scarcity. This paper considers a supply chain network which includes …

With the development and popularity of intelligent store terminals, contactless distribution
has been a hot talk on medical supplies using intelligent express boxes. Based on the …

The impact of disasters in terms of the loss of human lives, infrastructure, and economy has
been increasing over time. Planning and management strategies for disaster relief …

Purpose Theory of Constraints (TOC), though a well-established process improvement
methodology in manufacturing, is still a novel philosophy for healthcare and an exhaustive …

The distribution of relief materials is an important part of post-disaster emergency rescue. To
meet the needs of the relief materials in the affected areas after a sudden disaster and …

In this paper, a Markov decision process (MDP) model was established to study emergency
medical material scheduling strategies for public health emergencies such as COVID-19 …