@inproceedings{0e7b92992b6e488fb387e3739916356a,
title = "Managing Product Recalls in Healthcare Supply Chain",
abstract = "Product recalls in the healthcare industry contribute to significant supply chain disruptions. In the absence of a reliable product tracking communicating recall information and to recover or safe disposal of the product is extremely challenging. Healthcare product recalls are more generally classified based on severity of risk to patient life and such a classification often does not help supply chain community to assess the impact of recalls and develop alternative sourcing strategies. Hence there is critical need to assess and review healthcare product recalls with an emphasis on supply chain and logistics. In this paper we review the extant literature to identify and categorize factors that often lead to product recalls, and propose a potential approach to enable effective product tracking and recall communication using blockchain technology. The resulting information can aid research and practice community to develop suitable frameworks, models and strategies to mitigate product recalls.",
keywords = "Blockchain, Globalization, Information technology, Innovation, Product recall, Supply Chain",
author = "Raja Jayaraman and Fatima Alhammadi and Simsekler, {Mecit Can Emre}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 IEEE.; 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2018 ; Conference date: 16-12-2018 Through 19-12-2018",
year = "2019",
month = jan,
day = "9",
doi = "10.1109/IEEM.2018.8607403",
language = "British English",
series = "IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
pages = "293--297",
booktitle = "2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2018",
address = "United States",
}