Table A1

Representative supporting data and codes for the data structure in the Gioia method

Second-order themesRepresentative first-order dataRepresentative codesCorpus references
TraceabilityThe ability to better trace the medical products using blockchain and IoMTTraceability; collaboration; governance of traceability efforts; traceability in drug supply chains; implementing traceability; improving traceability9, 34, 46, 48, 54, 57, 66, 74, 86, 93
VisibilityThe ability to handle uncertainty by improving visibility in cold supply chainsVisibility; supply chain visibility; coordination3, 4, 99, 107, 109, 112
TransparencyThe ability to offer transparent data integration and analysisTransparency; data transparency; improving transparency1, 5, 6, 7, 55, 56, 59, 60, 81, 92, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 112
AccessibilityThe ability to get better access to vaccines and medicines supply using IoTVaccine offering3, 4, 16, 24, 46, 48, 67, 68, 89, 97, 104, 112, 114
Supply base optimisationThe ability to improve procurement processes by accessing suppliers via their supply chains using blockchainProcurement; Innovative procurement; Procurement 4.057, 73, 74, 90, 92
DiagnosisThe ability to offer faster diagnosis using IoMTEarly diagnosis7, 73
PersonalisationThe ability to offer personalised treatment to patientsPersonalised treatment11, 20, 41, 56, 99, 107
SustainabilityThe ability to recycle and produce green products and to minimise waste using big data analyticsSustainability; green manufacturing; improved sustainability4, 17, 21, 23, 39, 41, 63, 68, 81, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 107
ForecastingThe ability to improve operational performance by faster and efficient responses to drug shortagesDemand forecasting4, 29, 35, 50, 77, 83
Privacy and securityThe vulnerability to data breach and privacy issue for both patients’ data and new drug developmentPrivacy; privacy-preserving issue; protecting privacy9, 12, 29, 33, 40, 49, 51, 54, 56, 57, 58, 61, 62, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79, 81, 85, 89, 91, 93, 94, 96, 99, 101, 107, 109, 112, 114
ComplexityThe complexity of dealing with traceability in drug supply chainsComplexity; handling complexity1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 33, 37, 40, 43, 46, 48, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 62, 66, 68, 73, 74, 81, 84, 85, 86, 90, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 112
RegulationsThe legislation creates a burden for I4.0 implementationLegislation issues81, 92, 99, 107, 109
Financial issuesThe uncertain development cost challenge and imposed financial burdenFinancial issues; development cost; financial cost62, 85, 86, 95
Managerial supportThe lack of support from top management to implement I4.0 technologies in the supply chainTop management support; collaboration; management support32, 57, 61
Data scarcityThe lack of suitable data for machine learning algorithms predictionsLimited data access18, 29, 32, 49, 50, 58

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