Material logistics in hospitals: A literature review |
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Affiliation: | 1. University Center of Health Sciences at Klinikum Augsburg (UNIKA-T), Department of Health Care Operations/Health Information Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Augsburg, Universitätsstraße 16, 86159 Augsburg, Germany;2. Department of Supply Chain Management and Management Science, Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Köln, Germany;1. CERIS, CESUR, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;2. CEG-IST, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;1. Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangmod, Bangkok, Thailand;2. Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhonpathom, Thailand;1. School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China;2. School of Business, State University of New York, Oswego, NY 13126, United States |
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Abstract: | 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 this work is to present the state-of-the-art of research on material logistics management in hospitals. Particular focus is given to articles that apply quantitative methods. Our contribution is threefold: First, we provide research guidance through categorizing literature and identifying major research streams. Second, we discuss applied methodologies and third, we identify future research directions. A systematic approach is undertaken in order to identify the relevant literature from 1998 to 2014. Applicable publications are categorized thematically and methodologically and future research opportunities are worked out. In total, 145 publications are identified and discussed in this work. The literature is categorized into four streams, i.e., (1) Supply and procurement, (2) Inventory management, (3) Distribution and scheduling, and (4) Holistic supply chain management. The use of optimization techniques is constantly gaining importance. The number of respective publications has continually grown and has peaked over the last three years. Optimization has been successfully applied in research streams (1), (2), and (3). Category (4) comprises a rather qualitative research field of literature dealing with supply chain management issues. |
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Keywords: | Healthcare hospital operations logistics literature review |
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