• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Healthcare is Ripe for Lean
  • Contributor: Soliman, Mohammed [VerfasserIn]
  • imprint: [S.l.]: SSRN, 2018
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (6 p)
  • Language: English
  • Origination:
  • Footnote: In: Industrial Management, Vol. 60(1), 2018
    Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments February 1, 2018 erstellt
  • Description: Trucks are not as important as patients, but through the Toyota Production System and lean principles, car manufacturers often put far more effort into supporting their front-line staff than many hospitals. This is a shame, because properly applied, lean tools like work standardization, 5S, visualization and kanban can deliver great results in the medical field. A hospital lean transformation can save money and, more importantly, lives
  • Access State: Open Access