Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how operations strategy and Lean
concepts can be applied within a healthcare organisation and the degree to which both …

Lean is endorsed as policy in practice in the UK but the challenges and complexities
affecting Lean in healthcare are still to be adequately assessed. Through a qualitative single …

Purpose–There has been considerable interest in the implementation of practices imported
from manufacturing into healthcare as a solution to rising healthcare spending and …

The paper integrates literature from the health care sector and the lean production
movement in order to understand whether lean thinking is applicable in healthcare and …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present findings relating to how Lean is
implemented in English hospitals. Design/methodology/approach–Lean implementation …

Purpose This paper aims to present a method for strategic planning and implementation
processes in health care based on lean management. Design/methodology/approach Within …

Over the last decade, many healthcare organizations have adopted lean thinking to reduce
wastages and to improve flow efficiency in the patient flow processes. But there is limited …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explain how different emergency services adopt
and adapt the same hospital-wide lean-inspired intervention and how this is reflected in …

Lean thinking is a method for organising complex production processes so as to encourage
flow and reduce waste. While the principles of lean thinking were developed in the …

This single-case study explores whether Lean management can improve efficiency in
patient treatment at hospitals. Using a case study methodology, we investigate the …