Investigation of Japanese Healthcare Supply Chain Management: Comparison with the US Model
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- Fukui Sanae
- University of Kochi, Faculty of Nursing
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- Other Title
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- 日本医療経営におけるSCM の現状 -米国事例の比較を通して-
- ニホン イリョウ ケイエイ ニ オケル SCM ノ ゲンジョウ : ベイコク ジレイ ノ ヒカク オ トオシテ
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Abstract
Supply chain management in Japanese healthcare industry struggles to reform its distribution systems due to the necessity of cutting costs, because the expenditure of medical materials is thought to account for nearly one quarter of all expenditure in a hospital. The finding of the research is three issues to which the Japanese industry should overcome. There are 1) the use of IT: from the perspective of shorten lead time, 2) the enhanced purchasing power: cooperation with neighbouring hospitals, 3) the need for warehouse in remote area and in emergency including diverse disasters.
Journal
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- Journal of Japanese Association for Health Care Administrators
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Journal of Japanese Association for Health Care Administrators 7 (1), 5-13, 2013
Japanese Association for Health Care Administrators
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001205511051904
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- NII Article ID
- 130004600945
- 40019796940
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- NII Book ID
- AA12629272
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- ISSN
- 21878951
- 18837905
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- NDL BIB ID
- 024864006
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
- CiNii Articles
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed