Lean Process Mapping Techniques: Improving the Care Process for Patients with Oesophageal Cancer

Kjeld H Aij; Guy Widdershoven; Merel Visse

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Kjeld H Aij
Guy Widdershoven
Merel Visse

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Lean, oesophageal cancer, value-stream mapping, process improvement

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Lean Process Mapping Techniques: Improving the Care Process for Patients with Oesophageal Cancer. (2014). Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 14(A2), 57-64. https://journalofbusiness.org/index.php/GJMBR/article/view/1238

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