Methodology challenges associated with benchmarking healthcare supply chains

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 24, Issue 10-11, 2013, Pages 1002-1014

  Böhme, Tillmann ^a   Williams, Sharon J ^b   Childerhouse, Paul ^c   Deakins, Eric ^c   Towill, Denis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Auditing; Benchmarking; Healthcare; Hospital; Performance; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; SUPPLY CHAINS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUDITING; ORGANISATIONAL; PERFORMANCE; PRIVATE SECTORS; PUBLIC HEALTHCARES; SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE; SYSTEM UNCERTAINTIES; UNCERTAINTY MEASURES;

BENCHMARKING;

EID: 84884553875     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2012.666918     Document Type: Article

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