How to increase value and reduce waste in research: initial experiences of applying Lean thinking and visual management in research leadership [PDF]
BMJ 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]
Revista 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
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Lean Thinking in a UK University Law Clinic: A Reflective Case Study [PDF]
International Journal of Clinical Legal Education, 2019 A law clinic typically involves staff and students in a range of complex processes that are highly resource-intensive and which have the potential to detract from core value-adding activities.
Alex Nicholson, Alireza Pakgohar
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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]
Frontiers 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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Lean construction – LC bajo pensamiento Lean [PDF]
Revista Ingenierías Universidad de Medellín, 2017 Lean Construction es una filosofía que cambia el pensamiento tradicional de trabajo en el sector construcción por medio de sistemas de gestión innovadores fundamentados en análisis de pérdidas, planificando las actividades con el objetivo de mejorar la ...
Miguel David Rojas López +2 more
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Moving-on — Beyond Lean Thinking [PDF]
Lean Construction Journal, 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 endeavours to analyze whether Lean Thinking can be viewed as a theory of lean production.
Koskela, LJ
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Using lean thinking to improve hypertension in a community health centre: a quality improvement report [PDF]
BMJ 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]
BMC 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
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Lean management in the current context of evolution of an organization [PDF]
Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2011 In this paper I have approached issues concerning the importance of Lean Management method in the current context of evolution of an organization.
AMALIA VENERA TODORUŢ , DORU CÎRNU
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The Need For Lean Thinking In The Omani Health Care Sector [PDF]
Oman Medical Journal, 2014 Yahya Al Farsi +3 more
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