Jul 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Article by: Winnie Moleko, Elliot Banfan Msibi and Carol Marshall Published in the South African Health Review Publication date: 2014 The paper discusses how: ‘national core standards provide a useful mechanism for health establishments to measure their own...
Jun 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
In 2014 the Lean Enterprise Institute began the Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD) initiative to help the lean community on how to better apply lean principles to the practice of product development. Lean Product Process Development Exchange LPPD is...
Jun 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
The article The Promise of Lean in Health Care, by John S. Toussaint M.D., and Leonard L. Berry PhD, examines what makes lean management work in the healthcare context. On the Thedacare Center for Healthcare Value website, Dr Toussaint outlines that ‘Lean is an...
Jun 7, 2015 | Lean Healthcare Summit Speaker, Uncategorized
Norman Faull is Emeritus Professor of Business Administration at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town. In his academic career he conducted research and taught Operations Management, Operations Strategy, Supply Chain Management and Operations...
Jun 6, 2015 | Lean Healthcare Summit Speaker, Uncategorized
Anton Grütter is the CEO of the Lean Institute Africa. He has advised on the introduction and institutionalisation of programmes to improve operational performance in industry and commerce in the private sector. In recent years he has worked mostly in the public...
Mar 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Professor Norman Faull Gemba, Heijunka, Jidoka, Kaikaku, Kanban, Muda, Poka-yoke… At a meeting of Lean Global Affiliates there was a discussion about the pros and cons of using Japanese terms when introducing people to Lean and Toyota Production System...
