The Relationship between Green Supply Chain Integration and Sustainable Performance in Healthcare Centers of Yazd, Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Hossein Sayyadi-Tooranloo 1
Reihaneh Hafizi-Atabak 2
1 Associate Professor, Operations Research, Department of Industrial Management, School of Humanities, Meybod University, Meybod, Iran
2 MSc, Industrial Management, Department of Industrial Management, School of Humanities, Meybod University, Meybod, Iran
10.22122/him.v18i1.4394
Abstract
Introduction:Applying an integration approach to green supply chain management in health care centers can improve its performance, as integration enables coordinated efforts to regulate different resources within organization and across supply chains for implementing best practices in environmental management. This study endeavors to investigate the relationship between green supply chain integration and sustainable performance in healthcare centers of Yazd, Iran.Methods: The participants of this quantitative-qualitative study were 10 specialists and 59 experts from the supply chain of public hospitals in Yazd. Initially, library studies, and content analysis were conducted, and the initial indicators were identified. Then, based on semi-structured interviews with 10 university experts and healthcare centers, these indicators were reviewed. According to the final indicators, a questionnaire was distributed among managers and health service experts of six public hospitals in Yazd to evaluate the study variables. Finally, 59 questionnaires were collected and employed to analyze the data through the SmartPLS software.Results: The final output of the study was a model for measuring the relationship between green supply chain integration and improving the sustainable performance of health care centers in Yazd, which will be useful for health experts to plan to improve sustainability in healthcare centers.Conclusion: Supply chain integration expressed 78%, 75%, and 68% of the changes in the dimensions of sustainable social, economic, and environmental performance, respectively. In effect, the integration of the green supply chain in these centers will reduce environmental pollution, improve the social facets, and elevate the quality of services, and ultimately improve the economic performance of healthcare service centers.

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