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Transportation-induced carbon emissions jeopardize healthcare logistics sustainability: toward a healthier today and a better tomorrow

Background: Logistics operations are considered essential for transporting commodities from one location to another, helping to promote global economic activity. On the other hand, its negative impact eclipses its positive impact, namely the rise in healthcare expenditures due to its ecological foot...

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Main Authors:	Zaman, Khalid, Anser, Muhammad Khalid, Awan, Usama, Wiwik Handayani, Wiwik Handayani, Salamun, Hailan, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rashid, Jabor, Mohd. Khata, Subari, Kamalularifin
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Language:	English
Published:	MDPI 2022
Subjects:	HE Transportation and Communications
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/102761/1/MohdKhataJabor2022_TransportationInducedCarbonEmissions.pdf http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/102761/ http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/logistics6020027
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spelling	my.utm.1027612023-09-20T04:33:12Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/102761/ Transportation-induced carbon emissions jeopardize healthcare logistics sustainability: toward a healthier today and a better tomorrow Zaman, Khalid Anser, Muhammad Khalid Awan, Usama Wiwik Handayani, Wiwik Handayani Salamun, Hailan Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rashid Jabor, Mohd. Khata Subari, Kamalularifin HE Transportation and Communications Background: Logistics operations are considered essential for transporting commodities from one location to another, helping to promote global economic activity. On the other hand, its negative impact eclipses its positive impact, namely the rise in healthcare expenditures due to its ecological footprint. Globally, rising out-of-pocket health expenses result from logistic-induced carbon emissions, posing a danger to the long-term viability of healthcare. Methods: Based on this critical fact, this study examined the impact of logistics operations on healthcare costs by controlling for carbon emissions, fuel imports, and economic development across a large cross-section of 131 nations by using the Robust Least Squares Regression. Results: The findings demonstrate a U-shaped association between logistical operations and healthcare expenditures, i.e., if there is a 1% increase in logistics operations, healthcare expenditures decrease by −2.421% initially, while at later stages, healthcare costs would increase by 0.139%. On the other hand, increased fuel imports and economic growth due to logistics activities are increasing healthcare expenditures with an elasticity estimate of 0.087% and 0.147%, respectively. According to the forecasting predictions, logistics-induced carbon emissions, fuel imports, and economic expansion will increase healthcare expenses. Conclusions: A sustainable logistics operation is critical for strengthening healthcare infrastructure and meeting the global carbon neutrality goal. MDPI 2022-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/102761/1/MohdKhataJabor2022_TransportationInducedCarbonEmissions.pdf Zaman, Khalid and Anser, Muhammad Khalid and Awan, Usama and Wiwik Handayani, Wiwik Handayani and Salamun, Hailan and Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rashid and Jabor, Mohd. Khata and Subari, Kamalularifin (2022) Transportation-induced carbon emissions jeopardize healthcare logistics sustainability: toward a healthier today and a better tomorrow. Logistics, 6 (2). pp. 1-17. ISSN 2305-6290 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/logistics6020027 DOI:10.3390/logistics6020027
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spellingShingle	HE Transportation and Communications Zaman, Khalid Anser, Muhammad Khalid Awan, Usama Wiwik Handayani, Wiwik Handayani Salamun, Hailan Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rashid Jabor, Mohd. Khata Subari, Kamalularifin Transportation-induced carbon emissions jeopardize healthcare logistics sustainability: toward a healthier today and a better tomorrow
description	Background: Logistics operations are considered essential for transporting commodities from one location to another, helping to promote global economic activity. On the other hand, its negative impact eclipses its positive impact, namely the rise in healthcare expenditures due to its ecological footprint. Globally, rising out-of-pocket health expenses result from logistic-induced carbon emissions, posing a danger to the long-term viability of healthcare. Methods: Based on this critical fact, this study examined the impact of logistics operations on healthcare costs by controlling for carbon emissions, fuel imports, and economic development across a large cross-section of 131 nations by using the Robust Least Squares Regression. Results: The findings demonstrate a U-shaped association between logistical operations and healthcare expenditures, i.e., if there is a 1% increase in logistics operations, healthcare expenditures decrease by −2.421% initially, while at later stages, healthcare costs would increase by 0.139%. On the other hand, increased fuel imports and economic growth due to logistics activities are increasing healthcare expenditures with an elasticity estimate of 0.087% and 0.147%, respectively. According to the forecasting predictions, logistics-induced carbon emissions, fuel imports, and economic expansion will increase healthcare expenses. Conclusions: A sustainable logistics operation is critical for strengthening healthcare infrastructure and meeting the global carbon neutrality goal.
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author	Zaman, Khalid Anser, Muhammad Khalid Awan, Usama Wiwik Handayani, Wiwik Handayani Salamun, Hailan Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rashid Jabor, Mohd. Khata Subari, Kamalularifin
author_facet	Zaman, Khalid Anser, Muhammad Khalid Awan, Usama Wiwik Handayani, Wiwik Handayani Salamun, Hailan Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rashid Jabor, Mohd. Khata Subari, Kamalularifin
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title	Transportation-induced carbon emissions jeopardize healthcare logistics sustainability: toward a healthier today and a better tomorrow
title_short	Transportation-induced carbon emissions jeopardize healthcare logistics sustainability: toward a healthier today and a better tomorrow
title_full	Transportation-induced carbon emissions jeopardize healthcare logistics sustainability: toward a healthier today and a better tomorrow
title_fullStr	Transportation-induced carbon emissions jeopardize healthcare logistics sustainability: toward a healthier today and a better tomorrow
title_full_unstemmed	Transportation-induced carbon emissions jeopardize healthcare logistics sustainability: toward a healthier today and a better tomorrow
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publisher	MDPI
publishDate	2022
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Transportation-induced carbon emissions jeopardize healthcare logistics sustainability: toward a healthier today and a better tomorrow

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