01 - Lean Healthcare: Reducing Patient Wait Times via Toyota Production System Princi
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/giidr.2025(X-I).0110.31703/giidr.2025(X-I).01 Published : Mar 2025
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Long wait times within healthcare systems help to increase patient dissatisfaction, staff burnout, and poor quality of care. This article discusses how the Toyota Production System(TPS)especially the Lean methods can be applied in healthcare to simplify the processes and reduce delays. Despite the overwhelming evidence of the efficiency of Lean in manufacturing, its use in healthcare is still poor... Details
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Lean Healthcare, Toyota Production System, Patient Flow, Value Stream Mapping, Process Redesign
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(1) Syed Saddam Ali Shah
Research Scholar, Department of Sciences and Engineering Management, Trine University, Virginia, United States of America (USA).
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