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OPS 802 Assessment 4 – Research help ! Identify keywords:

•Identify principles, techniques, practices and IT solutions that can enable

improved material and information flow between a pharmaceutical supplier

and a hospital.

• What are the technology implementation barriers that may be encountered?

• How can the implementation barriers be addressed?

! Identify Alternative Keywords

! Databases to try:

Library search box http://www.library.uow.edu.au/index.html

Business Source Complete http://uow.libguides.com/mgmtmark

ProQuest Central http://uow.libguides.com/mgmtmark

! Sample of keyword combinations - Limit to academic journal articles

1. Use search keywords “inventory management” with other search keywords such as “hospital” and/or “pharmacy”

Keywords Alternative Keywords

Look for the principles, techniques, practices and IT solutions (what are some?)

Supply chain, business logistics

Hospital/Pharmaceutical Health care, Health system, Pharmacy

Material/Information flow Information sharing, supply chain management, supplies, inventory management, stock

Technology RFID, CIMS, CRM, CNC, E-services, ITC, Information communication technolgies etc

Implementation Integration, scalability

Barriers Problems, issues, concerns, risk, disruption

Addressed Solutions, competitive advantage, performance improvement, process optimization, mitigating

2. Use search keywords “technology implementation” with other search keywords such as "supply chain"

3. Use search keywords “technology implementation” with other search keywords such as “barrier” and/or “hospital”

4. Use search keywords"information flow" with other search keywords such as "supply chain” and/or “improvement”

5. Use search keywords"information flow" with other search keywords such a "Supply chain" and/or “risk”