Can Lean Thinking enhance research administration?
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OSU FBS Research Brief Lean Thinking 5.1.07.pub
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospital Administration
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1927-7008,1927-6990
DOI: 10.5430/jha.v3n2p61