Logistics innovation process revisited: Insights from a hospital case study

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 577-600

  Su, Shong Iee Ivan ^a   Gammelgaard, Britta ^b   Yang, Su Lan ^c  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Action research; Healthcare supply chain; Hospitals; Logistics innovation; Logistics processes; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960293367     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600031111147826     Document Type: Article

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