A strategic case for e-adoption in healthcare supply chains

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 290-301

  Zheng, Jurong ^a   Bakker, Elmer ^a   Knight, Louise ^a   Gilhespy, Heather ^b   Harland, Christine ^a   Walker, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E business; E commerce; Healthcare; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISKS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

E-BUSINESS; INTER-RELATED DOMAINS-HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (NHS); SUPPLY CHAIN;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33747160405     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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