Journal of Applied Research on Industrial Engineering (Nov 2021)

Ranking of key resources in the humanitarian supply chain in the emergency department of iranian hospital: a real case study in COVID-19 conditions

  • Shahla Jahangiri,
  • Milad Abolghasemian,
  • Adel Pourghader Chobar,
  • Ahmadreza Nadaffard,
  • Vahid Mottaghi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22105/jarie.2021.275255.1263
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. Special Issue
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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China introduces a new strain of coronavirus as a causative of a new respiratory disease after several people contracted an unusual pneumonia in December 2019. The World Health Organization stated that the outbreak of the virus resulted in public health emergencies around the world. Humanitarian supply chain management is concerned with managing the efficient flow of aid materials, information and services and aim to reduce the impact of disaster on human lives. In this paper, provides a ranking for key resources in the humanitarian supply chain in the emergency department of Iranian hospital using hybrid decision-making method under COVID-19 conditions. According to the obtain results, nurses in RK 1, receptionists RK 2, general surgeon RK 3, heart residents RK 4 and pulmonologist RK 5. Hybrid decision-making method in this paper is an invaluable contribution to the emergency department and medical managers for evaluates of current situation Emergency Department when crisis occur.

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