Managing hospital supplies: Process reengineering at Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, India

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 218-226

  Ramani, K V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Business process re engineering; Hospital management; Hospitals; India

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745095579     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260610662744     Document Type: Review

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