A business process outsourcing framework based on business process management and knowledge management

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 845-864

  Mahmoodzadeh, E ^a   Jalalinia, Sh ^b   Nekui Yazdi, F ^c  

^a IEI Company   (Iran)

^b Enterprise Architecture Group   (Iran)

^c R D Division Iran Liquefied Natural Gas Co   (Iran)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Outsourcing; Process management

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949117540     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150911003748     Document Type: Review

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