...Felix Preshanth Santhiapillai; R.M. Chandima Ratnayake Purpose This paper aims to propose a methodology to support public managers' adaptation of the Hoshin Kanri (HK) strategy deployment approach in the context of lean thinking (LT), considering strategic alignment and consensus reaching when...

... works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode AMI Mortality rate Lean six sigma Lean thinking...

... performance. The underlying assumption is that Lean management practices may have perceived even without a whole dissemination of the Lean Thinking way in the institution, and they exercise a positive influence on organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire of Lean management...

... and inefficiencies related to manufacturing cost, service cost, quality, productivity and customer satisfaction (Singh and Rathi, 2019 ; Snee, 2010) throughout the business processes. Lean thinking Lean production Quality management Continuous improvement To study variability, Six Sigma utilizes...

... of Hospital Stay (LOS). Design/methodology/approach The methodology used to improve the quality of the hospitalization process and patient management was Lean Thinking. Therefore, the Lean tools (Value stream map and Ishikawa diagram) were used to identify waste and inefficiencies, improving the process...

..., translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Six Sigma Lean thinking...

.... Hence, healthcare organisations implement lean thinking (LT) to achieve these twin objectives. LT reduces the eight wastes that are prevalent in the healthcare processes and functions. In particular, if the wasteful inventories related to expensive medical supplies are reduced, the resulting cost...

... principles became prominent in the 90s after Womack and Jones discussed about lean in their book, Lean Thinking (Womack et al., 1990). Lean principles have been used in several organizations to enhance productivity and sustainability. First originated in the automotive manufacturing sector, lean...

...Bruce H. Bader; M. Affan Badar; Suhansa Rodchua; Alister McLeod Purpose This research brings together two streams of thought applied to decision-making: lean thinking and stakeholder theory. Both have been identified as ways to improve organizational value. Previous studies disagree regarding...

.... Originality/value The introduction of fast track surgery for patients undergoing knee replacement surgery made significantly reduce LOS and, consequently, costs’ with a money saving of more than 50,000 euro per year. Six Sigma Public health Lean thinking Clinical pathway Nowadays, in health...

... Licensed re-use rights only Public sector Change management Lean implementation Lean thinking Management consulting To secure their existence, modern organizations must continuously innovate and adapt to changing surroundings (Drucker, 2009). Lean production, based on the celebrated...

... et al., 2004) and designing-out overburden (muri) and inconsistencies (mura) (see Hines et al., 2008). Healthcare Lean thinking Hoshin Kanri Lean strategy Role-playing X-Matrix Lean (Womack et al., 1990) principles and tools have been applied for many years...