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dc.contributorDepartment of Logistics and Maritime Studies-
dc.creatorZhang, P-
dc.creatorYan, H-
dc.creatorPang, KW-
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-22T01:07:40Z-
dc.date.available2020-12-22T01:07:40Z-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10397/88761-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMolecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)en_US
dc.rights© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_US
dc.rightsThe following publication Zhang, P.; Yan, H.; Pang, K.W. Inventory Sharing Strategy for Disposable Medical Items between Two Hospitals. Sustainability 2019, 11, 6428 is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11226428en_US
dc.subjectInventory sharingen_US
dc.subjectEmergent replenishmenten_US
dc.subjectHealthcare operationsen_US
dc.subjectRegular replenishmenten_US
dc.titleInventory sharing strategy for disposable medical items between two hospitalsen_US
dc.typeJournal/Magazine Articleen_US
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dc.identifier.epage21-
dc.identifier.volume11-
dc.identifier.issue22-
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su11226428-
dcterms.abstractWhen urgent situations occur (e.g., inaccurate demand forecast, traffic accidents, or infectious disease outbreaks), the stock of rescue medical items in the hospital might not be enough to cater to the drastically increased demand. Comparing with placing an expensive emergent replenishment order with dealers, requesting inventory sharing from another hospital with excessive stocks could save time and cost. This paper investigates the operation of the inventory sharing mechanism between two independent hospitals with the consideration of patient behavior. We first identified the inventory decisions when hospitals are under a no-sharing scenario, and derive hospitals' sharing policies and inventory policies under the sharing scenario. Through numerical experiments, we found that the inventory sharing option is profitable for hospitals compared to emergent replenishment. Furthermore, we investigated the effects of patient behavior, safety inventory level of the hospital, and other cost parameters on inventory decisions. Under the sharing policy, the increase of hospital j's emergent request rate and safety inventory level increased the optimal initial inventory level of hospital i, while the increase of hospital j's initial inventory level decreased the optimal inventory level of hospital i. This paper provides more practical suggestions for hospitals' inventory sharing operation.-
dcterms.accessRightsopen accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSustainability, Nov. 2019, , v. 11, no. 22, 6428, p. 1-21-
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dcterms.issued2019-11-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000503277900241-
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050-
dc.identifier.artn6428-
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dc.description.pubStatusPublisheden_US
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