KMS as a Sustainability Strategy during a Pandemic

George Maramba (), Hanlie Smuts, Funmi Adebesin, Marie Hattingh and Tendani Mawela
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George Maramba: Department of Informatics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa
Hanlie Smuts: Department of Informatics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa
Funmi Adebesin: Department of Informatics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa
Marie Hattingh: Department of Informatics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa
Tendani Mawela: Department of Informatics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-13

Abstract: The 21st century world never anticipated a scenario in which it would be thrown into disarray by a fast-spreading viral disease, during which governments hastily had to enforce curfews by imposing travel and social gathering restrictions in order to contain it. The coronavirus disease of 2019 disrupted global supply chains and economies and caused death in every part of the world. Health departments and hospitals became the centres of attention as healthcare workers battled to save the lives of the infected. Governments struggled to calm citizens as the spread of incorrect and, sometimes, malicious information dominated all social media channels. The absence of established knowledge-sharing strategies and channels, knowledge about the disease or how to deal with the pandemic exacerbated the situation. This study investigates knowledge management systems as a sustainability strategy during a pandemic from three perspectives: understanding the disease, sourcing the required drugs and communicating with the citizens during a pandemic. The researchers adopted a survey research strategy for the study. The study makes an essential contribution to the value of KMS and the need to adopt them in the healthcare sector, particularly when faced with pandemics such as COVID-19.

Keywords: knowledge management systems; supply chain models; electronic supply chain systems; sustainable knowledge management systems; eHealth; e-Solutions during a pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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