Hospital material management has been identified as one key cost containment lever to
cope with steadily increasing healthcare costs in industrialized countries. The purpose of …

The evolution of production systems has established major challenges in internal logistics.
In order to overcome these challenges, new automation solutions have been developed and …

This literature review maps recent studies addressing supply chain management (SCM) in
the healthcare sector through a systematic approach that synthesises 74 empirical studies …

In France, as in numerous countries, healthcare organisations are undergoing major
transformations, leading them to rationalise their resources and optimize their flows. In this …

For a number of years, multiple studies have suggested that the effective management of
logistics can generate significant gains for healthcare institutions. Yet, the studies also show …

Hospital logistics is viewed as a vital part of a hospital that is in charge of purchasing,
receiving, stock management, etc. It accounts up to 46% of hospital budget, which is …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to refine and expand technology adoption theory for a
healthcare logistics setting by combining the technology–organization–environment …

Surge demand shows that hospital logistics automation is unexploited given that the high
pressure in work, the lack of resources, and some inventory and replenishment problems …

Automation in internal logistics is an enabler to increase overall competitiveness in an
organisation. However, its use is currently limited. The main objective of this paper is to …

In recent years, healthcare systems have faced problems procuring medicines, and medical
materials, cooperation with suppliers, rising costs, and disposal of medical waste. One of the …