Viewing Kaiser Permanente via the logistician lens

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 296-315

  Towill, Denis R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change management; Health and medicine; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33745611382     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860610671364     Document Type: Article

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