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Opportunities and challenges of drones and internet of drones in healthcare supply chains under disruption

Pacheco, Diego A. de J.; Sarker, Sudipa; Bilal, Muhammad; Chamola, Vinay; Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo

Authors

Diego A. de J. Pacheco

Sudipa Sarker

Muhammad Bilal

Vinay Chamola

Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes



Abstract

This study investigates the use of drones and the Internet of Drones (IoDs) in healthcare supply chains (HSCs), highlighting the opportunities and challenges of integrating them to respond to HSCs disruptions, an area that is currently under-examined in supply chain literature. A mixed methods approach is employed in this research. The article establishes important contributions. Firstly, it evaluates and integrates current research to provide new insights for dealing with pandemics and other similar emergencies. Secondly, the article framework reveals relevant political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal influencing factors to respond to disruptions. Thirdly, the analysis through the SCOR provided a hierarchical process model for HSCs enabled by drones and IoDs. Fourthly, the paper provides a framework for a shift from people-dependent HSCs to technology-dependent HSCs. Promising future research directions are indicated to advance the supply chain research on this topic.

Citation

Pacheco, D. A. D. J., Sarker, S., Bilal, M., Chamola, V., & Garza-Reyes, J. A. (online). Opportunities and challenges of drones and internet of drones in healthcare supply chains under disruption. Production Planning and Control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2024.2437041

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 25, 2024
Online Publication Date Dec 9, 2024
Deposit Date Dec 11, 2024
Publicly Available Date Dec 10, 2025
Print ISSN 0953-7287
Electronic ISSN 1366-5871
Publisher Taylor and Francis
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2024.2437041
Keywords Healthcare supply chain; unmanned aerial vehicles; drones; internet of drones; COVID-19; supply chain management

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