Several health services have used lean healthcare to seek continuous improvement of their
processes. Therefore, it is important to investigate the evidence available in the literature …

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 …

Supported by the concepts and definitions of Standard Work methodology, which underpins
Lean Thinking philosophy and Kaizen, the study described in this article was developed at a …

The aim of the current report is the conception of visual methods and techniques which are
adapted to the monitoring of community participations on Thinkster educational platform …

The present study evaluates how five sectors of two Brazilian hospitals have implemented
lean healthcare concepts in their operations. The main characteristics of the implementation …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a method for assisting micro and small
companies of the industrial sector with the adoption of Lean practices. Design/methodology …

Ce document propose une synthèse des connaissances sur les facteurs humains et
organisationnels de la sécurité industrielle. Il s' attache à intégrer les facteurs humains et …

This work aims at applying the concepts of value stream mapping (VSM) in an auto-parts
company in the ABC region of Sao Paulo. By mapping the current state of art, it was possible …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse how Lean office planning and
implementation take place in a Brazilian regulatory agency and to investigate the …

Purpose Although lean methods are considered easy to be implemented during the initial
phases of the lean transformation process, few companies are able to maintain them in long …