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Sustainable Hospital Supply Chain Management in India: A SystematicLiterature Review and Research Agenda

DOI:10.51319/2456-0774.2025.1.0014

Abstract

Hospital supply chains are critical to the effective delivery of health services, directly impacting cost efficiency, servicequality,and patient outcomes. In the Indian healthcare sector, rising demand, regulatory complexity, resource constraints andinfrastructurelimitations further accentuate the need for resilient and sustainable hospital supply chain management (HSCM). This paper presentsanin-depth and structured review of the available literature on HSCM in India, with special emphasis on sustainable leadership, supplychain efficiency, digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) and circular economy (CE) practices. This study, basedonDynamicCapacity Theory (DCT), develops a comprehensive conceptual framework that links leadership commitment andorganizationalcapabilities to sustainable supply chain practices and hospital performance across economic, environmental and social dimensions.Thepaper discusses the theoretical underpinnings, synthesizes previous research, identifies relevant challenges specific to Indiaandoutlinesactionable managerial and policy implications. Significant research gaps have been identified and future research directionshavebeenproposed to advance resilient, efficient and sustainable healthcare supply chains in emerging economies. Keywords: Healthcare logistics, Hospital supply chain management, Sustainability, Artificial intelligence, Circular economy, Dynamiccapability theory India.

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