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How to increase value and reduce waste in research: initial experiences of applying Lean thinking and visual management in research leadership [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2022
Waste in research has been well documented, but initiatives to reduce it are scarce. Here, we share our initial experiences of implementing Lean thinking and visual management into hospital research units in the Region of Southern Denmark.
Annmarie Touborg Lassen   +17 more
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Lean thinking in health and nursing: an integrative literature review [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2016
Objectives: to demonstrate the scientific knowledge developed on lean thinking in health, highlighting the impact and contributions in health care and nursing.
Aline Lima Pestana Magalhães   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Applying the Toyota production system to decrease the time required to transport patients undergoing surgery from the general ward to the operating room and reviewing the essence of lean thinking [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundSending a patient to the operating room is the first step in surgery. Delayed patient transport causes the patient to go hungry for a longer time, aggravating the patient’s physical discomfort and psychological stress.
Chien-Chung Lin   +4 more
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Using lean thinking to improve hypertension in a community health centre: a quality improvement report [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Open Quality, 2019
Background Achieving better care at lower cost in the US healthcare safety net will require federally qualified health centres (FQHC) to implement new models of team-based population healthcare.
Patrick Lee   +12 more
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Lean thinking to improve emergency department throughput at AORN Cardarelli hospital [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Throughout the world, emergency departments (ED) are characterized by overcrowding and excessive waiting times. Furthermore, the related delays significantly increase patient mortality and make inefficient use of resources to the detriment of ...
Giovanni Improta   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Need For Lean Thinking In The Omani Health Care Sector [PDF]

open access: yesOman Medical Journal, 2014
Yahya Al Farsi   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Complementarity of Management Control Mechanisms in a Lean Organization: The Effect of Consensus

open access: yesJournal of Economics, Business & Accountancy Ventura, 2022
This study aims to examine the complementarity effect of lean management control mechanisms (lean performance measurement, employee empowerment, visual control, standard operating procedures, and peer pressures) on company performance (operations and ...
Kevin Hermanto Tupamahu
doaj   +1 more source

Identification and Analysis of Productivity Enhancing Dimensions in Lean Service: A Grounded Theory Research [PDF]

open access: yesمدیریت بهره وری, 2021
Most of lean methods are attributed to manufacturing industry where a tangible product is produced. Thus, lean concepts and methods should be reassessed prior to their application to service processes.
Mohadeseh Nikookar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analytical study of applying the lean advertising strategy in the development of advertising performance in global issues "Climate change campaigns as a model" [PDF]

open access: yesMaǧallaẗ Al-Turāṯ wa Al-Taṣmīm, 2023
The benefits mainly depend on the lean advertising strategy on providing practical thinking and understanding of the integration mechanisms for workers in the advertising and marketing system, and the presentation of the good or service to the recipient.
Haidy youssef Abo-elgeat
doaj   +1 more source

Lean manufacturing in the north furniture polo of Santa Catarina from the perspective of strategic planning

open access: yesSemina: Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, 2022
This article aims to investigate the process of implementation of Lean Manufacturing (LM) in companies in the North Furniture Center of Santa Catarina, seeking to identify its adherence to the concepts of strategic planning to ensure its success, within
Peter Cristian Lother   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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