Food Quality, Drug Safety, and Increasing Public Health Measures in Supply Chain Management

Abstract

Over the last decade, there has been an increased interest in public health measures concerning food quality and drug safety in supply chains and logistics operations. Against this backdrop, this study systematically reviewed the extant literature to identify gaps in studying food quality and drug safety, the proposed solutions to these issues, and potential future research directions. This study utilized content analysis. The objectives of the review were to (1) identify the factors affecting food quality and possible solutions to improve results, (2) analyze the factors that affect drug safety and identify ways to mitigate them through proper management; and (3) establish integrated supply chains for food and drugs by implementing modern technologies, followed by one another to ensure a multi-layered cross-verification cascade and resource management at the different phases to ensure quality, safety, and sustainability for the benefit of public health. This review investigated and identified the most recent trends and technologies used for successfully integrated supply chains that can guarantee food quality and drug safety. Using appropriate keywords, 298 articles were identified, and 205 were shortlisted for the analysis. All analysis and conclusions are based on the available literature. The outcomes of this paper identify new research directions in public health and supply chain management.

Role of Technology in the Performance Measure of Insulin Cold Chains

“…This integration opens the door to the further development of these technologies. agreed with this assessment and suggested a need existed to develop a strong partnership with the different actors involved, including pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, regulatory agencies, and public health departments [13].…”

“…Temperature monitors should also be used when transporting insulin by hand to detect any possible problems that could degrade effectiveness quickly. Another way to improve efficiency and effectiveness is to create partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, regulatory agencies, and public health departments [13]. These types of partnerships give a better understanding of how CCM can best work for various situations while allowing the discussion of new ideas about managing insulin effectively and efficiently.…”

“…When insulin is unavailable, people may turn to counterfeit products or drugs that severely harm their health. Unfortunately, as Haji et al (2022) found, people who use fake or counterfeit products or drugs for cures face severe health issues [13]. Fake and counterfeit chemicals and drugs can damage other parts of the body or make the health issue more severe.…”

Development of Risk Management Mitigation Plans for the Infant Formula Milk Supply Chain Using an AHP Model

“…Regarding safety and quality, IFM is an essential product for infants. Hence, it is linked to public health safety and community well-being [33]. Risks imposed by crucial products are higher and must be assessed and managed more meticulously.…”

An overview of the SWOT analysis in India's pharmaceutical supply chain

“…Science and technology play a significant part in the battle against counterfeiting (Islam & Islam, 2022). RFID technologies and copy radio waves of the nuclear quadruple resonance spectrum can be used to recognize solid materials' chemical composition and overcome counterfeit drug problems (Haji, Kerbache, & Al-Ansari, 2022). Furthermore, the regulatory authorities and the players are implementing several schemes linked to the recording and maintaining of electronic medical records, mobile health services and telemedicine in a big way across the country (Mohiuddin et al, 2017).…”