The Healthcare Sustainable Supply Chain 4.0: The Circular Economy Transition Conceptual Framework with the Corporate Social Responsibility Mirror

Sustainability

Gláucya Daú¹  LuizFelipe Scavarda²  VivianneJulianelli Taveira Portugal²  Annibal Scavarda³ 

[1] Health Economic and Technological Evaluation Laboratory, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, UNIRIO 22290-180, Brazil;Industrial Engineering Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio 22451-000, Brazil;Production Engineering School, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, UNIRIO 22290-240, Brazil;

关键词: circular economy;    industry 4.0;    corporate social responsibility;    healthcare;    sustainable supply chain;    transition conceptual framework;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su11123259

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Concern regarding the circular economy and Industry 4.0 is starting to increase in the emerging countries. This research study aims to analyze the healthcare sustainable supply chain 4.0 by proposing the circular economy transition conceptual framework with the corporate social responsibility mirror. The authors developed an observation guideline to collect empirical data from a private healthcare institution located in Rio de Janeiro, which has been promoting investment in new technologies within its operations. The research observation is between January and April 2017. The results show the glass structure can be a channel that provides the lightning resources, the solar energy with the photovoltaic panels, and the water management. The corporate social responsibility links the social role in healthcare institutions with sustainable practices and it improves smart technologies. The applicability of the internet of things and the internet of services adds value to sustainable practices. The circular economy transition conceptual framework integrates the result analyses. The research concludes that the union among the triple bottom line, Industry 4.0, and the corporate social responsibility allows the transition from the linear model to the circular model and can improve the sustainable healthcare supply chain 4.0.

【 授权许可】

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