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“Lean” methodology creates quality improvement and leadership capacity, which is currently missing in ambulatory care settings. Failure to create this capacity will minimize transformation efforts.

The Lean approach is all about delivering a great product without wasting or underusing time and resources. When it came to building the first airplane, the Wright brothers had far less money, fewer ...

Picking up from last month’s discussion of the four principle elements of the Lean Management System, this month’s column will focus on the second element — visual controls. The four elements that ...

There is a dark side of lean management. Although the benefits of it are enormous, the failure rate for lean programs can be very discouraging. After recently attending a lean management conference, I ...

Lean Six Sigma is a methodology that small businesses can use to reduce waste and improve performance throughout their organization. The approach centers on the use of structured techniques and tools ...

Health systems are rethinking nurse employment models to meet growing demands for flexibility and improve retention. The post-pandemic nursing workforce has largely stabilized, and systems have ...

he Toyota Production System, which was developed from the late 1940s through the mid-1970s by top Toyota executives to improve the company’s manufacturing processes, is now used by numerous companies ...

Lean manufacturing is a production system that eliminates waste through all steps in the process to build a product. Companies using lean systems work to reduce costs, inventory and cycle time -- the ...

A methanol fueled, lean burn system has been developed to improve both specific fuel consumption and NOx emissions. A 1.6L four-cylinder engine with increased compression ratio has been used to ...