Investigating sustainable development for the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain: a structural equation modelling approach
COVID-19 vaccine; Healthcare and hospitals; Immunization; Sustainable development; Vaccine supply chain
Purpose: Immunization is one of the most cost-effective ways to save lives while promoting good health and happiness. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has served as a stark reminder of vaccines' ability to prevent transmission, save lives, and have a healthier, safer and more prosperous future. This research investigates the sustainable development (SD) of the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain (VSC). Design/methodology/approach: This study investigates the relationship between internal process, organizational growth, and its three pillars of SD environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and social sustainability. Survey-based research is carried out in the hospitals providing COVID-19 vaccines. Nine hypotheses are proposed for the study, and all the hypotheses got accepted. The survey was sent to 428 respondents and received 291 responses from health professionals with a response rate of 68%. For the study, the healthcare professionals working in both private and public hospitals across India were selected. Findings: The structural equation modelling (SEM) approach is used to test the hypothesis. All nine hypotheses are supported. This study examines a link between internal processes and organizational learning and the three sustainability pillars (environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and social sustainability). Practical implications: This study will help the management and the policymakers to think and adopt SD in the COVID-19 VSC. This paper also implies that robust immunization systems will be required in the future to ensure that people worldwide are protected from COVID-19 and other diseases. Originality/value: This paper shows the relationship between organizational learning and internal process with environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and social sustainability for the COVID-19. Studies on VSC of COVID-19 are not evident in any previous literature. 2022, Subhodeep Mukherjee, Manish Mohan Baral, Venkataiah Chittipaka, Surya Kant Pal and Ramji Nagariya.
Mukherjee S.; Baral M.M.; Chittipaka V.; Pal S.K.; Nagariya R.
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol-13, No. 2, pp. 199-215.
All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access
https://doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-08-2021-0079 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85130545131&doi=10.1108%2fJHLSCM-08-2021-0079&partnerID=40&md5=a677fcc3d3a99bca0682864d642fed6e
Mukherjee S., Department of Operations, GITAM School of Business, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, India; Baral M.M., Department of Operations, GITAM School of Business, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, India; Chittipaka V., School of Management Studies, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi, India; Pal S.K., Department of Mathematics, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India; Nagariya R., School of Business and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad, India