ABC Inventory Management Support System With a Clinical Laboratory Application

Journal of Promotion Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 414-435

  Beheshti, Hooshang M ^a   Grgurich, Dale ^b   Gilbert, Faye W ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Carilion Labs Microbiology   (United States)

Author keywords

ABC classification; decision support; inventory management; supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867645690     PISSN: 10496491     EISSN: 15407594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496491.2012.715502     Document Type: Article

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