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

Gláucya Daú, Annibal Scavarda, Luiz Felipe Scavarda and Vivianne Julianelli Taveira Portugal
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Gláucya Daú: Health Economic and Technological Evaluation Laboratory, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, UNIRIO 22290-180, Brazil
Annibal Scavarda: Production Engineering School, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, UNIRIO 22290-240, Brazil
Luiz Felipe Scavarda: Industrial Engineering Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio 22451-000, Brazil
Vivianne Julianelli Taveira Portugal: Industrial Engineering Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio 22451-000, Brazil

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 12, 1-19

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: circular economy; industry 4.0; corporate social responsibility; healthcare; sustainable supply chain; transition conceptual framework (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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