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Reducing pharmacy medication errors using Lean Six Sigma: A Thai hospital case study

Yaifa Trakulsuntia School of Social Science, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Jiju Antonya School of Social Science, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Rick Edgemanb Management Department, Robbins College of Business & Entrepreneurship, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Beth Cudneyc Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, MI, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3990-0474
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Mary Dempseyd Engineering & Informatics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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Atrracta Brennand Engineering & Informatics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Republic of Ireland
Pages 664-682 | Published online: 02 Mar 2021

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Selim Ahmed, Rafikul Islam, Dewan Mehrab Ashrafi, Ibrahim Alqasmi, Musfiq Mannan Choudhury, Mahfuzur Rahman & Bablu Kumar Dhar. (2023) Effects of lean and six sigma initiatives on continuous quality improvement of the accredited hospitals. International Journal of Healthcare Management 0:0, pages 1-13.
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