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Modeling The Adoption Of Identification Standards Within The Healthcare Supply Chain, Angelica Burbano
Modeling The Adoption Of Identification Standards Within The Healthcare Supply Chain, Angelica Burbano
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The adoption of identification standards and its associated technology in the healthcare supply chain has been slow over the past twenty five years, despite the evidence of the benefits that can be achieved. The widespread use of identification standards in the form of barcode labeled medical products can contribute to the reduction of point of care errors and can increase the efficiency of healthcare supply chain related processes. This research is focused on the analysis of the adoption of identification standards in the healthcare supply chain with a particular focus on the healthcare provider adoption challenges. The research is divided …
Strategic Management And Entrepreneurship As Economic Development Tools, Norbert Ziemer
Strategic Management And Entrepreneurship As Economic Development Tools, Norbert Ziemer
Doctoral Dissertations
This research develops a framework of Biobased Entrepreneurial Ventures for Rural Economic Development. Rural economic development poses unique challenges and opportunities, based on available production assets, workforce trends like "brain drain," and access to industry clusters. However, certain entrepreneurial venture opportunities are preferable for rural economic development. Since supply chains are vital to business success, initial emphasis is placed on the biomass resource base to be transformed through entrepreneurial activity into higher economic value outputs. The literature contains research on specific opportunities in rural economic development (e.g. ethanol, wind power). Many of these are limited in scope and depend on …