With looming provider shortages, hospitals need to reconsider management strategies now more than ever. Here are four considerations for implementing lean management in a hospital system, along with ...

Organizations aim to improve their processes’ efficiency and effectiveness by reducing waste, which creates a need for experts in project management frameworks and process improvement techniques such ...

Despite the common allegation that lean improvement methods, based on the Toyota production system, must lead to layoffs at hospitals or health systems, the reality is quite different at several ...

In this keynote session at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference, learn from Eddie Wilkinson how to drive breakthrough levels of quality and productivity while developing a culture focused on product ...

The principles of 'lean management' have permeated many sectors of today's business world, secondary to the success of the Toyota Production System. This management method enables workers to eliminate ...

Every industry, ranging from manufacturing to software development, benefits from professionals who are certified in quality management. As it stands, Lean and Six Sigma are some of the most sought ...

Silvia Aparecida Corrêa Sanches, an administrative supervisor with 15 years of experience in the hospital sector, is leading the adoption of continuous improvement methodologies—such as Lean Six Sigma ...

Lean is about finding ways to deliver more value with less waste. One of the seven basic wastes Lean seeks to eliminate or reduce is rework or poor quality. One definition of waste is anything that ...

Catherine Alman MacDonagh explains how Lean, Six Sigma, & Project Management help teams streamline work, reduce rework, and deliver more ...