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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Lean Methodology"”.
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Optimization of Medication Delivery Robot Use Using Lean Methodology in a Veterans Affairs Academic Medical Center
… project management incorporated principles of lean and six sigma methodologies to refine value-added processes and eliminate any waste. We assessed medication delivery times and missing doses reports by pharmacy shift, by time and day of week and by nursing unit destinations of the previous two …
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Reducing Barriers In The Adult Ambulatory Surgery Setting By Implementing Lean Methods
… through inefficient use of operating room time. Lean methodology was successfully applied to improve efficiencies, patient privacy, and quality of care in a hospital-based high-volume adult ambulatory surgery unit. Process improvement strategies were identified and carried out during a rapid …
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Reinventing the Medical Request Process in a Correctional Healthcare Setting
… communities and populations. Concepts from Lean methodology and Lewin’s change theory were utilized, as were several plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycles. As expected, a positive correlation between reduced wait times for service and total volume of requests was observed in this project which was …
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Saving the Brain Matter(s): Improving Stroke Outcomes Utilizing a Direct to CT Workflow
… sixty minutes. An interdisciplinary team used lean methodology and the PDCA cycle to examine and revise the workflow. The workflow was revised to eliminate testing no longer required under the national clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of ischemic stroke. Within the new workflow …
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Standardizing and improving test wafer processes : inventory optimization and a days of inventory pull system
… Intel Fab-17 facility has aggressively pursued lean methodology to reduce the manufacturing costs associated with its aging 200mm diameter wafer process. One area ripe with improvement opportunities is the processes supplying and managing Test Wafers, which are non-production wafers used to …
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Evaluating airline-transit cooperation in airport rail and remote check-in services : a strategic approach for increased ridership
This thesis applies Lean Principles and Practices to the public transportation services sector. It is an innovative approach since the area of knowledge is most actively used in the production and manufacturing field. Other theories, Stakeholder Theory, Systems Theory, and Transaction Cost …
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Achieving business and operational excellence in the pharmaceutical industry
… research and development of new medicines. The lean methodology first developed by Toyota is recommended as a way to achieve operational success. A deep analysis of the current state of the pharmaceutical industry and the operational inefficiencies inherent in regulated drug production is …
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SimLean: a reference framework for embedding simulation in lean projects
… improvement techniques constantly. Currently lean methodology is one of the most popular programs for process improvement. However, the static lean tools have caused problems in lean implementation. The main aim of the research work is to develop a reference framework about embedding …
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Process Improvement in Biotech : Dealing with High Complexity Processes
… of process improvement methodologies such as lean manufacturing. The effects of implementation of a number of lean tools such as standardized workflow, visual management and an automation of the pressure-hold test were studied here. Our observations reveal that by introducing lean methodology …
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Developing an Integrated Method of Controlling the Flow of Departing Passengers: A study of passenger departure processes at Abu Dhabi International Airport
… described in this thesis focuses on applying the Lean methodology to the passenger departure process in Terminal 3. The essential essence of ‘Lean’ is doing more with fewer resources by adopting a programme of continuous process improvement resulting in continually declining costs, mistakes and …
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Exploring the case of adopting Lean to potentially enhance the flow of patients with diabetes in Primary Healthcare Centres in Kuwait. Exploring the case of adopting Lean to potentially enhance the flow of patients with diabetes in Primary Healthcare Centres in Kuwait
… resources. There are some data suggesting that Lean methodology, first used by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota, could improve system efficiency or flow by waste elimination, may be useful in addressing some of the challenges found in healthcare. Lean has so far not been used in Kuwaiti primary …
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Institutional Factors That Prolong The New Degree Program Approval Lifecycle: Insights From Continuing And Professional Education Administrators In Higher Education
<p>Continuing or professional education administrators regularly participate in their university’s degree program approval process, as their schools serve adult learners who desire career-oriented education. Speed and efficiency to market are critical factors in ensuring high-quality, relevant, …
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Propuesta para la implementación de la metodología Lean en la empresa PHES Corp., para el proceso de mantenimiento correctivo del sistema de videovigilancia en la ciudad de Bogotá
… un sistema de mejora bajo la metodología Lean en la empresa PHES Corp. Actualmente, PHES Corp. presta los servicios de mantenimiento correctivo a un promedio de 745 puntos de videovigilancia mensuales, de los cuales, el 40% se debe atender nuevamente por garantía causando la insatisfacción …