In-depth study of decoupling point as a reference model: An application for health service supply chain

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 25, Issue , 2014, Pages 1107-1117

  Guven Uslu, Pinar ^a   Chan, Hing Kai ^b   Ijaz, Sadia ^c   Bak, Ozlem ^d   Whitlow, Barry ^e   Kumar, Vikas ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^e IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

decoupling point; health service; reference model

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MANAGERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CASE STUDY RESEARCH; CURRENT PERFORMANCE; DECOUPLING POINT; HEALTH SERVICES; HYBRID STRATEGIES; POTENTIAL CONFLICT; PROFESSIONAL GROUPS; REFERENCE MODELING;

HEALTH;

EID: 84908248730     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2013.808841     Document Type: Article

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