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Big data-enabled solutions framework to overcoming the barriers to circular economy initiatives in healthcare sector

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Kazancoglu, Yigit, Sağnak, Muhittin, Lafcı, Çisem, Luthra, Sunil, Kumar, Anil and Taçoğlu, Caner (2021) Big data-enabled solutions framework to overcoming the barriers to circular economy initiatives in healthcare sector. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (14). pp. 1-21. ISSN 1660-4601

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Abstract

Ever-changing conditions and emerging new challenges affect the ability of the healthcare sector to survive with the current system, and to maintain its processes effectively. In the healthcare sec-tor, the conservation of the natural resources is being obstructed by insufficient infrastructure for managing residual waste resulting from single-use medical materials, increased energy use, and its environmental burden. In this context, circularity and sustainability concepts have become essential in healthcare to meliorate the sector’s negative impacts on the environment. The main aim of this study is to identify the barriers related to circular economy (CE) in the healthcare sec-tor, apply big data analytics in healthcare, and provide solutions to these barriers. The contribution of this research is the detailed examination of the current healthcare literature about CE adaptation, and a proposal for a big data-enabled solutions framework to barriers to circularity, using fuzzy Best-Worst Method (BWM) and fuzzy VIKOR. Based on the findings, managerial, policy, and theoretical implementations are recommended to support sustainable development initiatives in the healthcare sector.

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