Título principal
Lean and Resilience in the healthcare supply chain [recurso eletrônico] / Najla Alemsan ; orientador, Guilherme Luz Tortorella ; coorientador, Carlos Manuel Taboada Rodriguez,
Data de publicação
2024
Descrição física
117 p. : il.
Nota
Disponível somente em versão on-line.
Tese (doutorado) – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Florianópolis, 2024.
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Lean and Resilience in the healthcare supply chain [recurso eletrônico] / Najla Alemsan ; orientador, Guilherme Luz Tortorella ; coorientador, Carlos Manuel Taboada Rodriguez,
Data de publicação
2024
Descrição física
117 p. : il.
Nota
Disponível somente em versão on-line.
Tese (doutorado) – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Florianópolis, 2024.
Inclui referências.
Abstract: While lean practices have been widely adopted to enhance efficiency and quality in healthcare operations, there are concerns that this approach might increase vulnerability to disruptive events and affect resilience. The current literature often treats lean and resilience as separate concepts, with few studies exploring their integration within the healthcare supply chain and this work aims to fill this gap. Therefore, the general objective of this work is to investigate the integration of lean management and resilience within the healthcare supply chain. To achieve this objective, three specific objectives were defined: (i) To identify the relationship between lean practices and resilience capabilities in the healthcare supply chain; (ii) To examine the mediating role of resilience development on the association between lean principles adoption and operational performance in the healthcare supply chain; and (iii) To analyze the deployment of lean practices and resilience capabilities within the healthcare supply chain across different disruptive scenarios. The methodology of this study consists of three phases. In phase 1, a scoping review was conducted to map the relationship between lean practices and resilience capabilities in the healthcare supply chain. In phase 2, a quantitative survey was applied to healthcare supply chain professionals in Brazil to collect data on lean practices adoption, resilience development, and operational performance. In phase 3, a case study was conducted in the Italian healthcare supply chain, aiming to analyze the application of lean practices and resilience capabilities across different disruptive scenarios. The proposed framework from phase 1 highlighted the main lean practices, key resilience capabilities, and main value streams for each level of the healthcare supply chain. Subsequently, in phase 2, the two tested hypotheses were validated: Lean principles adoption influences resilience development, and resilience development mediates the relationship between lean principles adoption and operational performance. In Phase 3, the case study showed that the application of lean practices and resilience capabilities varies depending on the disruptive scenario. However, JIT practice and anticipation capability were considered critical across almost all studied organizations and scenarios. The research contributes to both theory and practice by providing the linking between lean practices with resilience capabilities, highlighting their synergistic potential. For healthcare managers, the findings offer practical guidelines for prioritizing and implementing lean practices that enhance resilience. Some limitations include the survey sample size being restricted to healthcare supply chain professionals in Brazil, and the case study being confined to Italian organizations, which might not capture the challenges across different contexts. Future research suggestions include conducting comparative studies in different countries, examining the role of paradigms such as Industry 4.0 and green practices in enhancing the integration of lean practices and resilience capabilities in the healthcare supply chain, and conducting interviews and focus groups with healthcare supply chain professionals.