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Do we need one science of production in healthcare? [PDF]
, 2012 The question addressed is: Is there need, in health care, for one consolidated science of production? For responding to this question, the classical science of production is reviewed and the current approaches to production and service in healthcare ...
Koskela, Lauri +3 more
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Lean Healthcare: How to Start the Lean Journey
, 2020 In this paper we present how ASST Cremona, an Italian hospital belonging to the National healthcare system, started its lean journey. In order to spread out the lean culture within the company and to engage people, the first initiative launched was a 4 months improvement project within Internal Medicine department.
Fabiana Dafne Cifone +2 more
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Lean thinking in healthcare setting: A Walker-Evant Concept Analysis [PDF]
Journal of Qualitative Research in Health SciencesBackground: This study investigated the application of lean thinking in healthcare settings using Walker and Avant’s eight-step concept analysis method to gain a comprehensive understanding of how lean thinking is implemented in various healthcare ...
Marzieh Helal Birjandi +2 more
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Bibliometric survey on Lean Healthcare in Project Management [PDF]
, 2022 The hospital environment is very conducive to incorporate the Lean philosophy, as this organizations must provide quality services with a comprehensive resource restriction.
Huamanchumo Gutierrez, Ruben +2 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background Despite the growing interest in transformational performance improvement among nearly all countries, international benchmarking has rarely been used.
Marta Marsilio +3 more
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Lean in healthcare: The unfilled promise? [PDF]
Social Science & Medicine, 2012 In an effort to improve operational efficiency, healthcare services around the world have adopted process improvement methodologies from the manufacturing sector, such as Lean Production. In this paper we report on four multi-level case studies of the implementation of Lean in the English NHS.
Radnor, Z., Holweg, M., Waring, J.
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Identifying the Wastes from the Romanian Healthcare System using the Lean Approach [PDF]
Risk in Contemporary Economy, 2017 The following paper aims to present a part of the issues with which the Romanian healthcare system copes, from a Lean methodology point s of view. The main objective is to identify the actions and medical processes that do not add value for the patients ...
Cosmin DOBRIN +2 more
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Partial and Iterative Lean Implementation: Two Case Studies [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose of this paper This paper explores the implementation of lean within two contrasting UK based organizations; a food manufacturer and a healthcare organization.
Bamford, D +10 more
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Moving on - beyond lean thinking [PDF]
, 2004 Lean Thinking is currently often positioned as the underlying theory of lean production among practitioners and academics, although its originators, Womack and Jones, seem not to have presented it as a theory. This paper endeavors to analyze whether Lean
Koskela, Lauri
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Journal of Innovation and Healthcare Management, 2015 The case study / report presented describes how processes were improved using Lean Value Stream Mapping tools and Queue Theory tools. Major outcomes were focused on reducing waiting time for patient access to treatment slots and reducing daily waiting time for access to treatment slots.
Stela Maris Coelho +5 more
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