Laboratory

Lean Management: History Part I from Laboratory Learning Solutions on Vimeo. In this module, we will discuss the contributions to quality made from prior historical leaders to include: Henry Ford, Walter Shewhart, W. Edwards Deming, Taiichi Ohno of the Toyota Production System and Jeffrey Liker Ph.D. the author of the Toyota Way. By gaining a […]

Lean management: History Part II from Laboratory Learning Solutions on Vimeo. Lecture-Continuation of the History of Lean- Part II

Lean Management: Adopting a strategy from Laboratory Learning Solutions on Vimeo. We will  use the principles, philosophy and lessons learned from past leaders as building blocks to discuss the construction of a continuous improvement initiative for laboratories. By studying the following philosophies, we can identify and select the best approach for our environment, management structure

Lean Management: Operational Lean initiatives from Laboratory Learning Solutions on Vimeo. In this module, we will discuss elements necessary for a successful continuous improvement initiative such as development of a structure as the team approach to change. An organizational structure provides the pathway for participating employees to design work, solve problems and implement change with

Successful Lean Implementation: Organizational Culture and Soft Lean Practices Thomas Bortolotti a, Stefania Boscari b, Pamela Danese b,n. School of Management, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, United KingdomDepartment of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Stradella S. Nicola, 3, Vicenza 36100, Italy. Corresponding author. Tel.: þ39 444 998703; fax: þ39 444998884.E-mail addresses: t.bortolotti@swansea.ac.uk