Supply chain gaps analysis during COVID-19 pandemic - the case of medical supplies in Tanzania

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Alfred Ain Sallwa
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Purpose This study aims to investigate the supply chain gaps during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania amid the pandemic era. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a mixed approach, using both structured questionnaires and individual interviews to gather raw data (quantitative and qualitative data). To assess quantitative data for statistical (descriptive and inferential) analysis, this study used a sample of 57 wholesale and retail pharmacies and 10 hospital pharmacies, which were randomly selected. The thematic analysis was applied to the gathered qualitative data to authenticate the quantitative findings and conclusions which were the outcome of the descriptive and inferential analysis (binary logistics regression) analysed by the SPSS. Findings The results revealed the presence of various supply chain gaps in terms of target gaps, time gaps and coverage gaps. This study highlighted the disruption on demand and uncertainty in business environment as ways that the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the gaps and revealed the negative effects of the supply chain gaps on the effectiveness of medical supplies in Tanzania. Research limitations/implications The results revealed the presence of various supply chain gaps (in terms of target gaps, time gaps and coverage gaps), underlined the disruption in demand and uncertainty in the business environment as ways that the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the gaps and revealed the negative effects of the supply chain gaps on the effectiveness of medical supplies in Tanzania. Practical implications Data generated and used in this study is from participants from one country only (Tanzania), despite the supply chain gaps being common to many developing countries in general. Originality/value This study provides a novel framework in medical supply chain literature by identifying numerous disruptions in the medical supply chain which emerged during the COVID-19 emergence and serves as a basis for future studies on how to counter the gaps and rebuild a resilient and sustainable medical supply chain in developing countries.
新冠肺炎大流行期间的供应链缺口分析-坦桑尼亚医疗用品案例
目的本研究旨在调查新冠肺炎大流行期间坦桑尼亚在大流行时期的供应链缺口。设计/方法/方法本研究采用了混合方法,使用结构化问卷和个人访谈来收集原始数据(定量和定性数据)。为了评估统计(描述性和推断性)分析的定量数据,本研究使用了随机选择的57家批发和零售药店以及10家医院药店的样本。将主题分析应用于收集的定性数据,以验证定量发现和结论,这些发现和结论是SPSS.分析的描述性和推断分析(二元物流回归)的结果。结果显示,在目标差距、时间差距和覆盖差距方面存在各种供应链差距。这项研究强调了需求的中断和商业环境的不确定性是新冠肺炎大流行造成缺口的原因,并揭示了供应链缺口对坦桑尼亚医疗用品有效性的负面影响。研究局限性/影响结果揭示了各种供应链缺口的存在(就目标差距、时间差距和覆盖范围差距而言),强调需求的中断和商业环境的不确定性是新冠肺炎大流行造成缺口的原因,并揭示了供应链缺口对坦桑尼亚医疗用品有效性的负面影响。实际意义本研究中生成和使用的数据仅来自一个国家(坦桑尼亚)的参与者,尽管供应链缺口在许多发展中国家普遍存在。原创/价值这项研究通过识别新冠肺炎出现期间出现的医疗供应链中的许多中断,为医疗供应链文献提供了一个新的框架,并为未来研究如何弥补差距和重建发展中国家有弹性和可持续的医疗供应链条奠定了基础。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management (JHLSCM) is targeted at academics and practitioners in humanitarian public and private sector organizations working on all aspects of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management. The journal promotes the exchange of knowledge, experience and new ideas between researchers and practitioners and encourages a multi-disciplinary and cross-functional approach to the resolution of problems and exploitations of opportunities within humanitarian supply chains. Contributions are encouraged from diverse disciplines (logistics, operations management, process engineering, health care, geography, management science, information technology, ethics, corporate social responsibility, disaster management, development aid, public policy) but need to have a logistics and/or supply chain focus. JHLSCM publishes state of the art research, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches, in the field of humanitarian and development aid logistics and supply chain management.
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