Health care requirements planning: a conceptual framework.
A clearly defined closed-loop operations management system comparable to the Manufacturing Resource Planning System (MRP-II) does not exist in the health care industry. Therefore, a study was conducted to evaluate the basic modules of MRP-II in terms of their applicability for developing a workable health care requirements planning system.
Rhyne
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Department of Management, Auburn University, Alabama.
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D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000379:methods*; D009874:Operations Research; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011357:Product Line Management / Q000379:methods; D013597:Systems Analysis