Influence of Supply Chain Practices on Healthcare Supply Chain Performance: A Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory Approach

Abstract

In Nigeria, as in the global space, the healthcare supply chain system has been faced with increasing risks, cost pressure, and complex governing regulations on the basis of its products’ uniqueness, complexity, and cost. In the bid to proffer solutions to the aforementioned challenges, this study examined the influence of supply chain practices on healthcare supply chain performance. To achieve this, the study employed a quantitative research design with the aid of Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory. Using the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) as the units of analysis, the findings revealed that to improve healthcare supply chain performance, compared to other supply chain practices, the total supply chain visibility is of upmost importance followed by the flexibility sourcing which is a confirmation of the prominence of resilient practices denoted at the supply chain paradigm level