ERP integration in a healthcare environment: A case study

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-130

  Stefanou, Constantinos J ^a   Revanoglou, Andreas ^a  

^a TEI of Thessaloniki ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Distribution and inventory management; Greece; Health services; Manufacturing resource planning; Medical informatics; Procurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344432070     PISSN: 17410398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410390610636913     Document Type: Article

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