Barriers to swift, even flow in the internal supply chain of perioperative surgical services department: A case study

Decision Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 327-349

  Fredendall, Lawrence D ^a   Craig, Janet B ^b   Fowler, Pat J ^b   Damali, Uzay ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

And System Design; Case Study; Health Care; Perioperative Services; Surgery; Swift Even Flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 65949088119     PISSN: 00117315     EISSN: 15405915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.2009.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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