Materials management--a department of one.
This article is the result of long and serious thought about the future direction of healthcare and, more specifically, of materials management. As a number of trends emerge, particularly those that already exist in other industries, potential applications of these trends may also apply to materials management. While not all of these concepts and ideas are currently in practice in healthcare settings, the purpose of this article is to initiate thought, conversation, and evaluation of these models and applications.
Kowalski
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Kowalski-Dickow Associates, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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