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 …

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 …

The main aim of this paper was two-fold: first, to design a participative methodology that
facilitates lean management implementation in healthcare by adopting the action research …

Recent challenges induced by the global pandemic COVID-19 have highlighted the critical
importance of coping with a sudden surge in demand for front line healthcare services …

Warehouse is a crucial part of firms' logistic system and plays an important role in delivering
products from manufacturers to end consumers. Lean principles originated from …

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 …

This article presents the state of the art of Lean principles applied in Emergency
Departments through a systematic literature review. Our article extends previous work found …

Background Lack of resources is often cited as a reason for long waiting times and queues
in health services. However, recent research indicates these problems are related to factors …

Abstract The application of Lean Philosophy in a healthcare environment is still a relatively
new field of research, but there already exists a considerable amount of literature on the …

Purpose The goal was to improve the quality of the hospitalization process and the
management of patients, allowing the reduction of costs and the minimization of the …