Vicky O'ROurke

Supply chain innovation and sustainable supply chain management have developed as parallel but insufficiently connected research streams. This systematic literature review synthesises 69 peer‐reviewed studies published between 2007 and 2025 to examine how sustainability‐oriented management practices condition supply chain innovation and how innovation activity relates to sustainability performance. Organised through an antecedent–process–outcome logic and interpreted through diffusion of innovation theory and stakeholder theory, the review finds that collaboration dominates as an antecedent condition, while strategic orientation, continuity, proactivity and risk management remain under‐specified. Technology‐development‐oriented innovation dominates the process layer, while logistics and marketing‐oriented activities receive less attention. Environmental and economic performance are reported far more frequently than social sustainability, which is often measured through compliance indicators rather than substantive outcomes. The review contributes a mechanism‐focused synthesis, identifies systematic imbalances in the evidence base and develops a focused research agenda around governance, diffusion depth and sustainability performance measurement.

Background: While digital health technologies promise to reshape the medical journey, their potential might not be realized due to unforeseen implementation challenges. Notably, the future impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in virtual consultations has been poorly investigated. Objective: This study aims to explore, across 8 areas, the future impacts of a bespoke, co-designed AI tool for remote chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care from the perspectives of patients and health care professionals (HCPs) with the Futures Wheel (FW) method. It provides practical recommendations for conducting FW activities involving novel digital health tools. Methods: A pilot FW workshop was conducted with public and patient involvement members to gather feedback on the process. Subsequently, an exploratory, in-person FW workshop was conducted with 2 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 2 HCPs who had previously been involved in the co-design of the bespoke AI tool. The central statement was as follows: “The bespoke AI tool is used in every virtual consultation.” Participants identified first- and second-order consequences across the following 8 areas of impact: HCP-patient relationship impact, psychological impact, social impact, educational impact, legal impact, ethical impact, health care delivery impact, and technology impact. Each participant discussed their individual input to provide additional context. Results: Regarding the HCP-patient relationship, patients foresee the tool’s impact as redefining the remote care dynamic with enhanced patient involvement, while HCPs identify its meaningful communication assistance. On the psychological impact, patients expect an enhanced level of empowerment and confidence, and HCPs anticipate improved understanding of patients’ emotional well-being with the AI tool’s assistance. As for social impacts, patients view the AI support as beneficial for social patient-HCP interactions, and HCPs foresee their workflow being enhanced with flexibility and collaboration. The AI’s educational impacts are expected to include, from patients’ perspectives, better familiarization of HCPs with individual patient cases and, from HCPs’ perspectives, improved support for training, upskilling, and administrative tasks. On the legal front, patients identify limited risks associated with the tool, and HCPs expect its features to lead to safer practices, contingent on regulatory compliance. Provided integrity and ethical use, the tool’s ethical impact is not perceived as significant by patients, while HCPs see its personalized features as leading to fair, individual remote assessments. Patients envision the AI tool’s impact on health care delivery as fostering patient-centricity, and HCPs anticipate strengthened remote care processes. Technologically, patients forecast a significant improvement to the current system, requiring adequate investment and resources, while HCPs expect complementarity between human input, AI, and the current system. Conclusions: The plausible AI-driven future of remote chronic care is a nuanced one. The FW method indicated that a bespoke, co-designed AI tool can positively support virtual care delivery and remote interactions while indicating potential risks. These insights can inform strategies related to early planning, governance, and implementation considerations.

BACKGROUND Digital health technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and remote care have led to a reshaping of the medical journey, potentially benefiting every stakeholder in this landscape. However, the potential of these technologies might not be realised due to unforeseen challenges ranging from human factors to technical limitations. This highlights the importance of developing an anticipatory mindset to prepare stakeholders for the adoption of digital health technologies. In particular, the future impacts of AI assistance in remote chronic care remain underexplored. Structured foresight methods such as the Futures Wheel (FW) can aid stakeholders in better anticipating the direct and indirect impacts of an AI-enhanced future of chronic care. OBJECTIVE This study explores, across eight areas, the future impacts of a bespoke, co-designed AI tool for remote chronic care from the perspectives of patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs). It also shares practical recommendations on conducting FW activities involving novel digital health tools. METHODS An exploratory, in-person FW workshop was conducted with four participants (two patients and two HCPs) who had previously been involved in the co-design of the bespoke AI tool. The central statement was as follows: “The bespoke AI tool is used in every virtual consultation.”. The participants identified first- and second-order consequences across the following eight areas of impact: HCP-patient relationship impact, Psychological Impact, Social Impact, Educational Impact, Legal Impact, Ethical Impact, Healthcare delivery Impact, and Technology Impact. Each participant discussed their individual input to provide additional context. RESULTS Participants anticipated that the co-designed AI tool could positively reimagine the therapeutic relationship in remote care settings. Patients emphasised that its assistance could act as a source of emotional reassurance and empowerment. HCPs foresaw that the tool could add efficiency to their workflow. However, the participants identified potential data integrity and regulatory compliance challenges, highlighting the need for adequate safeguards for implementing such tools in practice. CONCLUSIONS The plausible AI-driven future of remote chronic care is a nuanced one. The FW method indicated that a bespoke, co-designed AI tool can positively support virtual care delivery and remote interactions while indicating potential risks. These insights can inform strategies around early planning, governance, and implementation considerations.

Circular business model (CBM) has been identified as an effective approach to addressing sustainability issues in the manufacturing industry, yet most firms adopting CBM fail to achieve their sustainability targets. The dynamic and uncertain nature of the industry's environment requires developing dynamic capabilities (ability to adapt to the rapidly changing business environment) to address this CBM theory–practice problem. However, dynamic capabilities that address this research problem are impacted by a firm's institutional environment. Despite this, research that explicitly explores the role of dynamic capabilities and institutional pressure in addressing the CBM theory–practice problems remains missing. The proposed study fills this knowledge gap by developing a theoretical model highlighting the causal relationship between institutional pressure, dynamic capabilities, and CBM strategies. Using Scientific Procedures and Rationales for Systematic Literature Reviews protocol, a contingency analysis of 52 selected articles was conducted. The study identified causal relationships between normative pressure, seize capabilities, and slowing CBM strategies. It also highlighted causal relationships between seize capabilities and CBM strategies. Though the theoretical relationships between institutional pressures and dynamic capabilities exist, the proposed theoretical model extends its boundaries.

Background: Despite a recent rise in adoption, telemedicine consultations retention remains challenging, and aspects around the associated experiences and outcomes remain unclear. The need to further investigate these aspects was a motivating factor for conducting this scoping review. Objective: With a focus on synchronous telemedicine consultations between patients with nonmalignant chronic illnesses and health care professionals (HCPs), this scoping review aimed to gain insights into (1) the available evidence on telemedicine consultations to improve health outcomes for patients, (2) the associated behaviors and attitudes of patients and HCPs, and (3) how supplemental technology can assist in remote consultations. Methods: PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) guided the scoping review process. Inclusion criteria were (1) involving adults with nonmalignant, noncommunicable chronic conditions as the study population; (2) focusing on health outcomes and experiences of and attitudes toward synchronous telemedicine consultations between patients and HCPs; and (3) conducting empirical research. A search strategy was applied to PubMed (including MEDLINE), CINAHL Complete, APA PsycNet, Web of Science, IEEE, and ACM Digital. Screening of articles and data extraction from included articles were performed in parallel and independently by 2 researchers, who corroborated their findings and resolved any conflicts. Results: Overall, 4167 unique articles were identified from the databases searched. Following multilayer filtration, 19 (0.46%) studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria for data extraction. They investigated 6 nonmalignant chronic conditions, namely chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, ulcerative colitis, hypertension, and congestive heart failure, and the telemedicine consultation modality varied in each case. Most observed positive health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions using telemedicine consultations. Patients generally favored the modality’s convenience, but concerns were highlighted around cost, practical logistics, and thoroughness of clinical examinations. The majority of HCPs were also in favor of the technology, but a minority experienced reduced job satisfaction. Supplemental technological assistance was identified in relation to technical considerations, improved remote workflow, and training in remote care use. Conclusions: For patients with noncommunicable chronic conditions, telemedicine consultations are generally associated with positive health outcomes that are either directly or indirectly related to their ailment, but sustained improvements remain unclear. These modalities also indicate the potential to empower such patients to better manage their condition. HCPs and patients tend to be satisfied with remote care experience, and most are receptive to the modality as an option. Assistance from supplemental technologies mostly resides in addressing technical issues, and additional modules could be integrated to address challenges relevant to patients and HCPs. However, positive outcomes and attitudes toward the modality might not apply to all cases, indicating that telemedicine consultations are more appropriate as options rather than replacements of in-person visits.

BACKGROUND Despite a recent rise in adoption, telemedicine consultations retention remains challenging, and aspects around the associated experiences and outcomes remain unclear. The need to further investigate these aspects was a motivating factor for conducting this scoping review. OBJECTIVE With a focus on synchronous telemedicine consultations between patients with nonmalignant chronic illnesses and health care professionals (HCPs), this scoping review aimed to gain insights into (1) the available evidence on telemedicine consultations to improve health outcomes for patients, (2) the associated behaviors and attitudes of patients and HCPs, and (3) how supplemental technology can assist in remote consultations. METHODS PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) guided the scoping review process. Inclusion criteria were (1) involving adults with nonmalignant, noncommunicable chronic conditions as the study population; (2) focusing on health outcomes and experiences of and attitudes toward synchronous telemedicine consultations between patients and HCPs; and (3) conducting empirical research. A search strategy was applied to PubMed (including MEDLINE), CINAHL Complete, APA PsycNet, Web of Science, IEEE, and ACM Digital. Screening of articles and data extraction from included articles were performed in parallel and independently by 2 researchers, who corroborated their findings and resolved any conflicts. RESULTS Overall, 4167 unique articles were identified from the databases searched. Following multilayer filtration, 19 (0.46%) studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria for data extraction. They investigated 6 nonmalignant chronic conditions, namely chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, ulcerative colitis, hypertension, and congestive heart failure, and the telemedicine consultation modality varied in each case. Most observed positive health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions using telemedicine consultations. Patients generally favored the modality’s convenience, but concerns were highlighted around cost, practical logistics, and thoroughness of clinical examinations. The majority of HCPs were also in favor of the technology, but a minority experienced reduced job satisfaction. Supplemental technological assistance was identified in relation to technical considerations, improved remote workflow, and training in remote care use. CONCLUSIONS For patients with noncommunicable chronic conditions, telemedicine consultations are generally associated with positive health outcomes that are either directly or indirectly related to their ailment, but sustained improvements remain unclear. These modalities also indicate the potential to empower such patients to better manage their condition. HCPs and patients tend to be satisfied with remote care experience, and most are receptive to the modality as an option. Assistance from supplemental technologies mostly resides in addressing technical issues, and additional modules could be integrated to address challenges relevant to patients and HCPs. However, positive outcomes and attitudes toward the modality might not apply to all cases, indicating that telemedicine consultations are more appropriate as options rather than replacements of in-person visits.

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