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Healthcare Engineering: A Lean Management Approach
2020
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
This work tries to answer the following question: can healthcare be engineered using lean management tools? Lean is known to achieve successful results when implemented in the manufacturing sector. Typical results are operational cost reduction, cycle time reduction, and higher customer satisfaction. The service sector, however, has seen mixed results. For the last two decades, educators and healthcare professionals are trying to implement lean tools in healthcare. Some reported success and
doi:10.1155/2020/8875902
pmid:33082927
pmcid:PMC7556075
fatcat:jaifnw7fhnetnpigt263orvigq