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Wickramathunga, K., Patabendige, D., Udugampola, N., Dilshan, S., Karunarathna, N & Shamil, P. (2026). Impact of lean supply chain practices on competitive advantage in the private hospital sector in Sri Lanka.Uncertain Supply Chain Management, 14(1), 17-26.
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Prado-Prado, J. C., Garcia-Arca, J., Fernandez-Gonzalez, A. J., & Mosteiro-Anon, M. (2020). Increasing competitiveness through the implementation of Lean management in healthcare. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17144981
Regattieri, A., Bartolini, A., Cima, M., Fanti, M. G., & Lauritano, D. (2018). An innovative procedure for introducing the lean concept into the internal drug supply chain of a hospital. The TQM Journal, 30(6), 717–731. https://doi.org/10.1108/tqm-03-2018-0039
Sengun, H. (2017). Lean hospital approach in healthcare. International Journal of Current Research, 9(1), 45032–45037. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313477211_LEAN_HOSPITAL_APPROACH_IN_HEALTH_CARE
Tiso, A., Pozzan, C., & Verbano, C. (2022). Health lean management implementation in local health networks: A systematic literature review. Operations Research Perspectives, 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orp.2022.100256
Wijewardana, R. L., & Rupasinghe, T. (2013). Applicability of Lean healthcare in Sri Lankan healthcare supply chains. International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2(4), 42–49. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268037476_Applicability_of_Lean_healthcare_in_Sri_Lankan_Healthcare_Supply_Chains
Alkhaldi, R. Z., & Abdallah, A. B. (2020). Lean management and operational performance in healthcare: Implications for business performance in private hospitals. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 69(1), 1–21.
Antony, J., Sunder, M. V., Sreedharan, R., Chakraborty, A., & Gunasekaran, A. (2019). A systematic review of Lean in healthcare: A global perspective. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 36(8), 1370–1391. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-12-2018-0346
Bollen, K. A. (1989). A new incremental fit index for general structural equation models. Sociological Methods & Research, 17(3), 303–316.
Borges, G. A., Tortorella, G. L., Martínez, F., & Thurer, M. (2020). Simulation-based analysis of lean practices implementation on the supply chain of a public hospital. Production, 30. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-6513.20190131
Chakraborty, S., & Gonzalez, J. A. (2018). An integrated Lean supply chain framework for U.S. hospitals. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 98–109. https://doi.org/10.31387/oscm0310206
Chiarini, A. (2013). Waste savings in patient transportation inside large hospitals using Lean thinking tools and logistic solutions. Leadership in Health Services, 26(4), 356–367. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHS-05-2012-001
Clarke, D., & Paviza, A. (2018). The private sector, universal health coverage, and primary health care. Technical Series on Primary Health Care. World Health Organization.
de Wolf, A. H., & Toebes, B. (2016). Assessing private sector involvement in healthcare and universal health coverage in light of the right to health. Health and Human Rights Journal, 18(2), 79–92.
Durakovic, B., Demir, R., Abat, K., & Emek, C. (2018). Lean manufacturing: Trends and implementation issues. Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 6(1), 130–143. https://doi.org/10.21533/pen.v6i1.45
Habidin, N. F., Shazali, N. A., Ali, N., Khaidir, N. A., & Jamaludin, N. H. (2014). Exploring lean healthcare practice and supply chain innovation for the Malaysian healthcare industry. International Journal of Business Excellence, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbex.2014.060782
Hair, J. F., Ringle, C. M., & Sarstedt, M. (2013). Partial least squares structural equation modeling: Rigorous applications, better results, and higher acceptance. Long Range Planning, 46, 1–12.
Ilangakoon, T. S., Weerabahu, S. K., Samaranayake, P., & Wickramarachchi, R. (2021). Adoption of Industry 4.0 and lean concepts in hospitals for healthcare operational performance improvement. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 71(6), 2188–2213. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-12-2020-0654
Kelendar, H. (2020). Lean thinking from Toyota manufacturing to the healthcare sector. Research in Medical & Engineering Sciences, 8(5). https://doi.org/10.31031/res.2020.08.000697
Khaddam, A. A., Irtaimeh, H. J., & Bader, B. S. (2020). The effect of supply chain management on competitive advantage: The mediating role of information technology. Uncertain Supply Chain Management, 547–562. https://doi.org/10.5267/j.uscm.2020.3.001
Khorasani, S. T., Cross, J. A., & Maghazei, O. (2015). A structured review of Lean supply chain management in healthcare. In American Society for Engineering Management 2015 International Annual Conference. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283992333_A_STRUCTURED_REVIEW_OF_LEAN_SUPPLY_CHAIN_MANAGEMENT_IN_HEALTH_CARE
Machado, B., Scavarda, A., Vaccaro, G., Kipper, L. M., & Khan, M. S. (2015). Knowledge about lean management: A study in hospitals. In The 23rd International Conference on Production Research. Manila, Philippines. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309416364_Knowledge_about_lean_management_a_study_in_hospital
Machado, C. M. L., Scavarda, A., & Vaccaro, G. (2013). Strategic outsourcing: A lean tool of healthcare supply chain management. Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal, 6(2), 138–166. https://doi.org/10.1108/so-11-2011-0035
McIntosh, A. R., & Gonzalez-Lima, F. (1994). Structural equation modeling and its application to network analysis in functional brain imaging. Human Brain Mapping, 2(1–2), 2–22.
Ministry of Health. (2017). Basement report of the institution frame of private sector of Western Medicine and state Indigenous Medicine sector. Sri Lanka: Ministry of Health.
Munaa, N., Ardini, L., & Inayah, Z. (2021). Lean hospital: Strategy of operational financing efficiency in supply chain management. Jurnal Manajemen Kesehatan Indonesia, 9(1), 72–77. https://doi.org/10.14710/jmki.9.1.2021.72-77
Narayanamurthy, G., Gurumurthy, A., & Lankayil, A. A. (2018). Experience of implementing lean thinking in an Indian healthcare institution. International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 12(1), 23–60. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLSS-10-2016-0062
Prado-Prado, J. C., Garcia-Arca, J., Fernandez-Gonzalez, A. J., & Mosteiro-Anon, M. (2020). Increasing competitiveness through the implementation of Lean management in healthcare. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17144981
Regattieri, A., Bartolini, A., Cima, M., Fanti, M. G., & Lauritano, D. (2018). An innovative procedure for introducing the lean concept into the internal drug supply chain of a hospital. The TQM Journal, 30(6), 717–731. https://doi.org/10.1108/tqm-03-2018-0039
Sengun, H. (2017). Lean hospital approach in healthcare. International Journal of Current Research, 9(1), 45032–45037. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313477211_LEAN_HOSPITAL_APPROACH_IN_HEALTH_CARE
Tiso, A., Pozzan, C., & Verbano, C. (2022). Health lean management implementation in local health networks: A systematic literature review. Operations Research Perspectives, 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orp.2022.100256
Wijewardana, R. L., & Rupasinghe, T. (2013). Applicability of Lean healthcare in Sri Lankan healthcare supply chains. International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2(4), 42–49. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268037476_Applicability_of_Lean_healthcare_in_Sri_Lankan_Healthcare_Supply_Chains