Lean is a business philosophy applicable to any kind of work process at any kind of business. The premise: driving out waste in all of its forms will lead to better value for the customer. It means ...

“Lean” process improvement can reduce costs, improve efficiency and make execution more predictable. Lean requires an investment and a culture change. Lean has resulted in improved execution in a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE ― Purdue Healthcare Advisors (PHA) will use PHA Direct, the e-learning platform it launched earlier this year, to expand access for the training and certification of Lean Daily ...

As an industry, the American healthcare system falls into three groups: those that embraced Lean principles early and persevered, those that tried and failed and quit, and those that are just waking ...

You don't want problems. You want a plant floor or an office or a business process that runs like a well-oiled machine all the time -- in fact you want it to run like a perfectly oiled machine. That ...

You might have heard about lean manufacturing techniques and how they’ve helped companies such as Toyota streamline their processes, reduce waste, minimize costs and increase productivity. But if ...

Who and what you recognize sends a clear message to the workforce about what is important and valued in your organization. If your recognition practices are aligned with lean principles and desired ...

In the EMS environment, poka-yokes are beneficial because they improve throughput or mitigate defect opportunities without product design or process changes. Poka-yoke focuses on three types of ...

The objective of this work is to improve the quality of patient care in the admission office service of the University Hospital Virgen del Rocío (HUVR) by standardizing and systematizing its ...

As businesses try to do more with less and respond to economic pressures, they are naturally interested in reducing costs by improving processes throughout their organizations. A number of ...

Benefits seen for work hours, without negatively impacting preparedness. (HealthDay News) — Surgical residency programs can improve working environments using Lean methodology, according to a study ...