Bio-based p oduc s in humani a ian medical supply
chains: supply ma ke in elligence and li e cycle
assessmen
Keywo ds: Li e cycle assessmen , Supply ma ke in elligence, ield hospi al
Topic(s): Heal hca e Ope a ions Managemen , Sus ainable Ope a ions and Supply Chain
Managemen
Wo d coun : 999
Pu pose
This pape explo es he supply ma ke op ions o selec ed bio-based p oduc s o use in he
humani a ian medical con ex , namely ield hospi als. Field hospi als a e empo a y medical
acili ies ha deli e u gen heal hca e se ices when exis ing in as uc u e has been
comp omised (Fa di e al., 2022). Th ough in o ma ion p ocessing heo y (IPT) wi hin he
pu sui o supply ma ke in elligence (SMI), we achie e ac ionable knowledge and can
he e o e make in o med decisions ega ding he p oduc s (Lo en z e al., 2020).
The p io i y p oduc g oups wi hin which he SMI is conduc ed a e pe sonal p o ec i e
equipmen (PPE) such as acemasks, glo es, and gowns, as well as sy inges and needles, and
sha ps con aine s. To minimise unce ain y and es ablish c edibili y wi hin he bio-based supply
ma ke , a li e cycle assessmen (LCA) o hese p oduc s is conduc ed o demons a e he
en i onmen al impac s and compa e he p oduc s wi h con en ionally p oduced coun e pa s.
The esea ch objec i es o his pape a e as ollows:
1. E alua e he echnical and economic iabili y o use in humani a ian medical
con ex o selec ed bio-based al e na i es h ough SMI
2. Assess he en i onmen al impac s o selec ed bio-based and con en ional
al e na i es using LCA o es ablish en i onmen al sus ainabili y po en ial
