Reinventing Public Health: From LEAN Management to Optimizing Hospital Logistics

The logistics function in public hospitals is undoubtedly important. We are talking about the good reception, the optimization of the transport of goods and materials, and the management of care units and the pharmacy. In other words, planning and organizing the patient’s journey ensures the expected quality. In fact, the need to gain in terms of performance has led public services in several developing countries to introduce management systems inspired by the industrial model, such as lean management. Lean supply chain management in the public sector is a vast field of reflection among researchers and decision-makers. This article aims to contribute theoretically to lean management and to demonstrate its contribution to the supply chain in public hospitals.