Public Procurement, Big Data Analytics Capabilities, and Healthcare Supply Chain Sustainability

Abstract

<i>Big data analytics (BDA) is considered the most critical supply chain activity for organizations. Implementing BDA requires specialized infrastructure coupled with specialized analytical expertise. Most of the existing research focuses on building BDA capabilities or perceived benefits of organizations' BDA capabilities. However, the benefits of having BDA capabilities, neither immediately visible nor straightforward. Optimizing procurement is one of the many intermediate factors that influence BDA capabilities' impact on the supply chain's sustainability performance. This paper has analyzed the existing literature to develop a conceptual framework to investigate the relationships among procurement optimization, BDA capabilities, and healthcare sustainable supply chain.</i>