Benefits of drone technology in health-care product delivery
| Benefit | Description | Related paper |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid mode of transport | The time is taken to deliver health-care products from the supplier to the health-care facility | Zhu et al. (2024); Sham et al. (2022); Scott and Scott (2020); Zailani et al. (2020) |
| Reduced waiting time | The time health-care facilities have to wait for health-care products to be delivered | Rejeb et al. (2021); Scott and Scott (2020) |
| Reduced losses caused by delayed delivery | Health-care facilities may experience losses due to delayed delivery of health-care products | Laksham (2019); Valencia-Arias et al. (2022) |
| Reduced labour cost | The amount of money saved by health-care facilities due to reduced labour costs associated with the manual delivery of health-care products | Haidari et al. (2016); Rejeb et al. (2021) |
| Reduced transportation cost | The amount of money saved by health-care facilities due to reduced transportation costs associated with manual delivery of health-care products | Bridgelall and Tolliver (2024); Zhu et al. (2024); Nyaaba and Ayamga (2021); Zailani et al. (2020) |
| Lower fuel and maintenance cost | The amount of money saved by health-care facilities due to lower fuel and maintenance costs associated with drone delivery of health-care products | Jackson and Srinivas (2021) |
| Reach remote areas | The ability of drones to reach remote areas where health-care facilities are located | Euchi (2021); Nyaaba and Ayamga (2021) |
| Increased product accessibility | The ability of health-care facilities to access health-care products more easily and quickly | Demuyakor (2020); Euchi (2021) |
| Reduced inventory waste | Waste reduction associated with expired health-care products due to faster delivery times | Damoah et al. (2021) |
| Reduced inventory cost | Amount of money saved by health-care facilities due to reduced inventory costs associated with faster delivery times | Damoah et al. (2021) |
| Reduced carbon footprint | The reduction in carbon emissions associated with drone delivery of health-care products | Kaplan and Heaslip (2024); Sham et al. (2022); Munawar et al. (2021); Zailani et al. (2020) |
| Reduced noise pollution | Reducing noise pollution is associated with drone delivery of health-care products compared to manual delivery | Koshta et al. (2022); Valencia-Arias et al. (2022) |
| Improve emergency response | The ability of drones to deliver health-care products quickly during emergencies | Nyaaba and Ayamga (2021) |
| Enhanced customer-centric delivery | The ability of drones to provide faster and more convenient delivery of health-care products leads to improved customer satisfaction | Mitchell and Kan (2019) |
| Reduced product damage or contamination | The ability of drones to deliver health-care products safely and without damage or contamination | Euchi (2021); Valencia-Arias et al. (2022) |
| Improved storage conditions | The ability of drones to maintain optimal storage conditions during the delivery of health-care products | Johnson et al. (2021) |
| Description | Related paper | |
|---|---|---|
| The time is taken to deliver health-care products from the supplier to the health-care facility | ||
| The time health-care facilities have to wait for health-care products to be delivered | ||
| Health-care facilities may experience losses due to delayed delivery of health-care products | ||
| The amount of money saved by health-care facilities due to reduced labour costs associated with the manual delivery of health-care products | ||
| The amount of money saved by health-care facilities due to reduced transportation costs associated with manual delivery of health-care products | ||
| The amount of money saved by health-care facilities due to lower fuel and maintenance costs associated with drone delivery of health-care products | ||
| The ability of drones to reach remote areas where health-care facilities are located | ||
| The ability of health-care facilities to access health-care products more easily and quickly | ||
| Waste reduction associated with expired health-care products due to faster delivery times | ||
| Amount of money saved by health-care facilities due to reduced inventory costs associated with faster delivery times | ||
| The reduction in carbon emissions associated with drone delivery of health-care products | ||
| Reducing noise pollution is associated with drone delivery of health-care products compared to manual delivery | ||
| The ability of drones to deliver health-care products quickly during emergencies | ||
| The ability of drones to provide faster and more convenient delivery of health-care products leads to improved customer satisfaction | ||
| The ability of drones to deliver health-care products safely and without damage or contamination | ||
| The ability of drones to maintain optimal storage conditions during the delivery of health-care products |
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