Mapping healthcare waste management research: Past evolution, current challenges, and future perspectives towards a circular economy transition

M Ranjbari, ZS Esfandabadi, T Shevchenko… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Improper healthcare waste (HCW) management poses significant risks to the environment,
human health, and socio-economic sustainability due to the infectious and hazardous nature …

[HTML][HTML] Green reverse logistics network design for medical waste management: A circular economy transition through case approach

K Govindan, S Nosrati-Abarghooee, MM Nasiri… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The lack of proper management of medical waste leads to environmental pollution and
threatens the lives of communities. Good medical waste management means appropriate …

[HTML][HTML] Medical waste management during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: A mathematical programming model

K Govindan, AK Nasr, P Mostafazadeh… - Computers & Industrial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) directly impacts community health and environmental
degradation; therefore, the management of MSW is crucial. Medical waste is a specific type …

Designing reverse logistics network for healthcare waste management considering epidemic disruptions under uncertainty

S Nosrati-Abarghooee, M Sheikhalishahi… - Applied Soft …, 2023 - Elsevier
Population growth and recent disruptions caused by COVID-19 and many other man-made
or natural disasters all around the world have considerably increased the demand for …

[HTML][HTML] Designing a resilient reverse network to manage the infectious healthcare waste under uncertainty: A stochastic optimization approach

K Govindan, FSN Fard, F Asgari, S Sorooshian… - Computers & Industrial …, 2024 - Elsevier
The global expansion of healthcare facilities has resulted in increased levels of infectious-
hazardous waste, posing serious threats to the environment and public health. Existing …

The evolutionary path of medical waste management research: Insights from co-citation and co-word analysis

A Soyler, S Burmaoglu… - Waste Management & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past decades, medical waste management (MWM) has evolved into a paramount
global challenge, intertwining environmental sustainability and public health dimensions …

A literature review of the state of the art of sustainable waste collection and vehicle routing problem

W Li, TF Ng, H Ibrahim, SL Wang - Journal of the Air & Waste …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past decades, the amount of waste has dramatically increased worldwide due to
rapid population growth and urbanization. Inefficient waste collection and transportation …

[PDF][PDF] Central Hospital Location and Distribution Planning Using Integrated K-Means and Vehicle Routing Algorithm in the Healthcare Chain

K Ransikarbum, D Kritchanchai… - … and Supply Chain …, 2024 - journal.oscm-forum.org
ABSTRACT A healthcare chain (HC) involves interrelated activities inclusive of medicine
manufacturing, storage, and last-mile distribution to drug retailers and users. Major …

Operational research in health care: Overview and future research agenda

TCE Cheng, S Guo, CT Ng - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Health care is crucial for the quality of human lives and the proper functioning of society
(Ayer et al., 2014). However, health care systems are facing tremendous increases in …

Routing Optimisation for Healthcare Waste Collection with Temporary Storing Risks and Sequential Uncertain Service Requests

M Zhang, W Cui, Q Jiang, N Wang - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The effective disposal of healthcare waste is a highly concerned issue. Healthcare waste
collection poses transport risks and temporary storing risks, and the deliberation undertaken …