Innovation in deployed medical care: Building resilient healthcare supply chains

Phillips, Wendy; Howell, Christopher; Omar, Basil; Sanderson, Helen

Abstract

For deployed medical operations, the delivery of critical healthcare products and services 'far forward' is a priority, calling for a radical shift away from existing modes of production and supply towards a more resilient, distributed approach termed redistributed manufacturing (RDM), In investigating the business case for RDM, this paper compares current operational requirements and conditions in deployed medical operations against future RDM scenarios. Drawing on the preliminary findings of a series of technology roadmapping exercises exploring RDM-led technologies, the paper provides an overview of the issues impacting innovation development and adoption, identifying where innovative solutions in RDM have the potential to address existing challenges in deployed medical care. This work is part of a national UK research programme seeking to guide future research and innovation in academia and practice.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: The XXXIII ISPIM Innovation Conference "Innovating in a Digital world”
• Start Date: Jun 5, 2022
• End Date: Jun 8, 2022
• Deposit Date: Feb 28, 2023
• Keywords: Redistributed Manufacturing; Deployed Operations; Medical Innovation
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10488744
• Related Public URLs: https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/news-and-events/all-events/xxxiii-ispim-innovation-conference