A filosofia lean contempla uma variedade de princípios, metodologias e ferramentas de gestão que objetivam eliminar desperdícios por meio da melhoria contínua dos processos e, entregar apenas valor aos clientes. A implantação ...

Studies show that healthcare sector in Brazil is a highlighted sector in the current scenario of the country, mainly due to dissatisfaction of the population with respect to the services provided. This sector is under ...

Many hospitals have achieved high levels of lean performance only to lose it later on. These hospitals, which often achieved excellent results, neglected some specific aspects of sustaining lean improvements in their ...

The lean healthcare tool is progressively emerging as an alternative to achieving fficiency, reducing waste, increasing quality and safety in healthcare processes. In view of this reality, this work aims to bring proposals ...

Purpose - The lean production system and world class manufacturing (WCM) have been prominent in recent studies due to their conceptual synergy. However, although the number of studies is increasing, the research is immature, ...

Companies, to sustain their products’ competitiveness (cost, quality and time), need to maintain an improvement rate greater than the competitors, and not only possess good strategies, systems or technologies. The concept ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a success story involving the extending of lean manufacturing practices between a focal firm and its supplier, both located in Brazil, thereby configuring a ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a success story involving the extending of lean manufacturing practices between a focal firm and its supplier, both located in Brazil, thereby configuring a ...