5 S Audit and Standardize from Laboratory Learning Solutions on Vimeo. Once 5 S has been conducted and workplace organization is complete, we now must put measures in place to maintain the gain. The following measures can assist to ensure daily following up is conducted as needed: Empower the staff to maintain and control their […]
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Course Description In this course, we will observe processes that may contain the potential for defects by conducting a“go and see: observation event. We will note types of waste commonly encountered and understand how that waste is applicable to healthcare. We will discuss the 4 Rules of Work Design by Spear & Bowen, (1999) and
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Course Description Lean management consists of leaders, structures, process, people and directives as a standardized approach to consistent change in a stable environment. The adoption and use of Lean philosophy, concepts and tools assist the laboratory to consistently identify and minimize or eliminate unnecessary waste in the system. Within a structure of Lean management, employees
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Lean management: Introduction from Laboratory Learning Solutions on Vimeo. In this module we will discuss definitions, course outline, strategy and philosophy of Lean. Lean management is a widely used improvement method developed from the concepts, tools and techniques of the Toyota Production System (TPS).
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Lean Management: Concepts Part I from Laboratory Learning Solutions on Vimeo. In this module, we will discuss the meaning of Lean and the elimination of non value add activities and tasks so what remains is value add processes. We will learn Lean concepts, principles and tools that will assist us to identify and eliminate waste
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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
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