Objectives and competences
Students acquire knowledge of transport management, logistics and supply chains in health care. They learn how to:
• Manage logistics processes in all branches of health care.
• Manage and optimize the supply chain in health care.
• Identify the needs of healt care logistics in specific environments.
• Ensure conditions for the successful functioning of the health system and its supply.
• Find opportunities for improvements in logistics processes in health care.
• React to urgent or specific situations and ensure uninterrupted functioning of health care in emergency situations.
• Manage the art of systemic thinking.
• Manage the rules of Chaos Theory and Theory of Complexity.
• Manage the rules of isolation, quarantine and restriction of movement.
• Manage the logistic importance of Inelligence data – MEDINT.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Techniques and technologies in health care logistics
• Management of transport, logistics and supply chains in health care
• Specific requirements of the supply chain
• Reverse logistics in health care
• The cost aspect of healthcare logistics
• Transfer of logistics concepts into healthcare
• Hospital Logistics
• Logistical support for health care response to emergencies
• Protocols of isolation, quarantine and restriction of movement
• Basics of CBRN / E defense
• Phenomenon problem and Phenomenon System
• Chaos Theory and Theory of Complexity
• Systemic thinking as a precondition for successful preventive and curative logistic
• Medical Intelligence
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures , Seminars
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
• The specifics of health care and hospitals in terms of logistics,
• Complexity of health care logistics,
• The need for supply of health care materials, services ...
• Procedures for ensuring uninterrupted supply regardless of the environment,
• Logistics concepts and their transfer to health care management,
• The role of logistics in the provision of medical care in an emergencies, crisis and disasters / catastrophes.
Readings
Obvezna/Mandatory
Obrecht, M., Vizinger, T., Adamczak, M., Cyplik, P., Dragan, D., Rosi, B., Kovačič Lukman, R., Omahne, V., &
Rupnik, B. (2020). Supply chain and logistics planning. School of Logistics. (elektronski vir)
Priporočena/Recommended
Domače in mednarodne strokovne in znanstvene publikacije s področja učne enote.
Prerequisits
Fundamental content knowledge from the courses’ field
