Supply chain leagility in professional services: How to apply decoupling point concept in healthcare delivery system

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-91

  Rahimnia, Fariborz ^a   Moghadasian, Mahdi ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Health; Iran; Professional services

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649140561     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598541011018148     Document Type: Article

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