Lean

LFH: Lecture: Waste in the Healthcare Environment

The identification and elimination of waste is the key concept of Lean. In this module, we will explain the 8 deadly wastes commonly encountered to include: Defects Overproduction Waiting Non-utilized resource/talent Transportation Inventory Motion Excess processing Traditionally, non technical tasks and activities performed in healthcare are not usually analyzed to determine their continued usefulness. In […]

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LF Lecture: A3 Standardize the Process

Standard Work is one of the fundamental concepts in Lean—without standard work, any gains will be short-lived.  Taiichi Ohno said that, “Where there is no standard, there can be no Kaizen.”  Standard work and Kaizen work hand-in-hand to continuously and iteratively drive improvement, but more about that in a minute. First, we need to define Standard work.  There are a number of

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LF: Kaizen and Why it’s Important in the Laboratory

Course Description Kaizen is a term coined by the Lean transformation discipline to mean continuous improvement across all silos and all levels of staff. Kaizen, a Japanese word, is translated as change (“Kai”) for the better (“Zen”) and refers to daily small improvements and adjustments that collectively add up to ground-breaking excellence. In this course

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