Abstract
BackgroundDuring disasters or crises, the traditional models of supply chain encounter failure and skewedness under the inevitable and unknown pressures. The procurement and transformation of required equipment to the involved areas is considered as one of the main triggers of decreasing damages and losses during crisis. In this regard, a breakdown in pharmaceutical supply chain can lead to intensive, undesired consequences.MethodsThis was a qualitative study applying a grounded theory approach. The study was conducted with attending of 32 informant participants who were qualified in supply chain during natural disasters and crisis. In order to collect the data, deep semi-structured interviews were applied along with investigating the documents, observation, field notes and theoretical memos. For data analysis, a continuous comparison was used according to Corbin and Strauss method.ResultsResults of the study were categorized in 8 main categories as the main themes. “Wasting” appeared as the main factor of the resilience of pharmaceutical and consumable medical equipment supply chain. Wasting included two subthemes of loss of resources and wasting time.ConclusionIn order to make resilience in pharmaceutical and consumable medical equipment during disasters, it is necessary to reinforce the various dimensions of the resilience model to increase the rate of supply chain responsiveness. This study particularly contributes to broadening and deepening our understanding of how to mitigate the risk of undesirable outcomes of pharmaceutical supply chain during the disasters or crises.
Highlights
During disasters or crises, the traditional models of supply chain encounter failure and skewedness under the inevitable and unknown pressures
Grounded theory has several distinct methodological categories: traditional GT associated with Glaser; evolved GT associated with Strauss, Corbin and Clarke; and constructivist GT associated with Charmaz
Disaster management structure Disaster management structure is considered as an important determinant in managing pharmaceuticals and consumable medical equipment supply chain during disasters
Summary
The traditional models of supply chain encounter failure and skewedness under the inevitable and unknown pressures. The procurement and transformation of required equipment to the involved areas is considered as one of the main triggers of decreasing damages and losses during crisis. In this regard, a breakdown in pharmaceutical supply chain can lead to intensive, undesired consequences. Bastani et al Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice (2021) 14:115 right time with the reasonable price [4]. For this reason, all stakeholders try to do their best to supply such products with less defect. Natural disasters are very common examples of these situations that has to be handled very fast; otherwise, it causes vast damages to both health status of a society and the environment
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