Identification of Enablers and Inhibitors of Supply Chain Management in Indian Hospital

Abstract

Management of hospital supply chain is a critical issue as it relates the survival of the human beings. Serving the patient at minimum cost is the objective of hospital supply chain management. Hospital are the main entity where the treatment is provided to the patient. Therefore it is essential that its supply chain thoroughly understood and properly managed. This research paper serve this purpose and shows the problems, enablers and inhibitors of hospital supply chain management. Various techniques also have been discussed in brief in order to improve the performance of the chain. This will helpful to the decision maker in order to improve the patient care at minimum possible cost.

 Keywords: Hospital Supply chain, Patients, Inhibitors, Enablers.