Evaluating interaction between internal hospital supply chain performance indicators: a rough-DEMATEL-based approach
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
ISSN: 1741-0401
Article publication date: 13 August 2021
Issue publication date: 24 June 2022
Abstract
Purpose
Previous studies on hospital supply chain performance have attempted to measure the performance of the hospital supply chain either by the measurement of performance indicators or the performance of specific activities. This paper attempts to measure the internal hospital supply chain's performance indicators to find their interdependencies to understand the relationship among them and identify the key performance indicators for each of those aspects of the logistics process toward improvement.
Design/methodology/approach
In this research, a systematic assessment and analysis method under vagueness is proposed to assess, analyze and measure the internal health care performance aspects (HCPA). The proposed method combines the group Decision-Making and Trial Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method and rough set theory.
Findings
The study results indicate that the most critical aspects of hospital supply chain performance are completeness of treatment, clinical care process time and no delay in treatment.
Originality/value
The causal relationship from rough-DEMATEL can advise management officials that to improve the completeness of treatment toward patient safety, clinical care process time should be addressed initially and with it, patient safety aspects such as free from error, clinical care productivity, etc. should be improved as well. Improvement of these aspects will improve the other aspects they are related to.
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Citation
Soto Lopez, D., Garshasbi, M., Kabir, G., Bari, A.B.M.M. and Ali, S.M. (2022), "Evaluating interaction between internal hospital supply chain performance indicators: a rough-DEMATEL-based approach", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 71 No. 6, pp. 2087-2113. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-02-2021-0085
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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