Redesigning the replenishment process of medical supplies in hospitals with RFID

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 991-1013

  Bendavid, Ygal ^a   Boeck, Harold ^b   Philippe, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c Logi D   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health services; Hospitals; Kanban; Medical products; Radio frequencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149366870     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637151011093035     Document Type: Article

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