Healthcare Engineering: A Lean Management Approach
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Complex healthcare facility management and lean construction.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Healthcare Engineering
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2040-2309,2040-2295
DOI: 10.1155/2020/8875902