A decision-support tool for policy makers in healthcare supply chains to balance between perceived risk in logistics outsourcing and cost-efficiency

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Highlights：

• A decision-support tool for network design and outsourcing in healthcare is developed.

• Policy maker’s perceived outsourcing risk is quantified and evaluated.

• A mathematical model for balancing cost-efficiency and perceived risk is formulated.

• Efficient frontiers for a public pharmaceuticals’ supply chain are constructed.

摘要

•A decision-support tool for network design and outsourcing in healthcare is developed.•Policy maker’s perceived outsourcing risk is quantified and evaluated.•A mathematical model for balancing cost-efficiency and perceived risk is formulated.•Efficient frontiers for a public pharmaceuticals’ supply chain are constructed.

论文关键词：Decision-support tool,Logistics outsourcing,Outsourcing risk,Network design,Public–private partnerships,Supply chain integration

论文评审过程：Received 23 June 2021, Revised 2 February 2022, Accepted 26 March 2022, Available online 5 April 2022, Version of Record 25 April 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.116999