Strategic outsourcing: a lean tool of healthcare supply chain management

Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-166

  Machado Guimarães, Cristina ^a   Crespo de Carvalho, José ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Business improvement; Service design; Supplier or partner selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992992490     PISSN: 17538297     EISSN: 17538300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SO-11-2011-0035     Document Type: Review

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