RFID-enabled process reengineering of closed-loop supply chains in the healthcare industry of Singapore

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 382-394

  Kumar, Arun ^a   Rahman, Shams ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Closed loop supply chain; Healthcare system; Linens department; Process reengineering; Singapore

Indexed keywords

FLAX; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; LINEN; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CLOSED-LOOP SUPPLY CHAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; PROCESS REENGINEERING; SINGAPORE;

REENGINEERING;

EID: 84922443635     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.037     Document Type: Article

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