Lean six sigma in the healthcare sector: A systematic literature review

R Rathi, A Vakharia, M Shadab - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Healthcare is a very important sector as our lives depend on it. During the novel corona virus
pandemic, it was evident that our healthcare organizations still lack in terms of efficiency and …

A systematic review of Lean in healthcare: a global prospective

J Antony, V Sunder M, R Sreedharan… - International Journal of …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Fostered by a rapid spread beyond the manufacturing sector, Lean philosophy for
continuous improvement has been widely used in service organizations, primarily in the …

A cross-sector review on the use of value stream mapping

W Shou, J Wang, P Wu, X Wang… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) has become a popular method for lean thinking and
implementation in recent years. Previous reviews related to VSM are limited to individual …

Lean implementation in healthcare supply chain: a scoping review

GA Borges, G Tortorella, M Rossini… - Journal of Health …, 2019 - emerald.com
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Implementation of lean in health care environments: an update of systematic reviews

RM Lima, J Dinis-Carvalho, TA Souza… - International Journal of …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Even though the implementation of lean in health care environments is relatively
recent, it has been receiving a lot of attention in recent years. Partly because of the fact that it …

Lean management and operational performance in health care: Implications for business performance in private hospitals

RZ Alkhaldi, AB Abdallah - International Journal of Productivity and …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of lean management (LM) on
operational performance (OP) in the context of health care in Jordanian private hospitals. LM …

Lean management approach in hospitals: a systematic review

HM Isfahani, S Tourani, H Seyedin - International Journal of Lean Six …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose In the recent few years, the Lean management has made significant improvements
in providing quality service to patients in many health-care centers. Thus, this study aims to …

Lean manufacturing implementation in Zimbabwean industries: Impact on operational performance

C Maware, O Adetunji - International Journal of Engineering …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The impact of Lean Manufacturing (LM) implementation on organizational performance is an
ongoing discussion. The effect of implementing LM tools on operational performance across …

An exploratory study into the use of Lean Six Sigma to reduce medication errors in the Norwegian public healthcare context

J Antony, SC Forthun, Y Trakulsunti… - Leadership in Health …, 2019 - emerald.com
An exploratory study into the use of Lean Six Sigma to reduce medication errors in the
Norwegian public healthcare context | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert …

Strategic lean actions for sustainable competitive advantage

CRA Hallam, R Valerdi, C Contreras - International Journal of Quality …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to add to the quality management body of knowledge
by solidifying the connection between operational and strategic aspects of lean …