Lean management in healthcare, not just as an antidote to waste. Also known as the Toyota Production System (TPS), Lean Management represents a radical transformation of traditional mass production methods, emphasizing the elimination of waste as a way to improve the flexibility of productive resources and handle the variability of customer demands, rather than focusing production on standardized goods in large volumes. Radnor et al. define Lean Management (LM) as a management practice based on the philosophy of continuous process improvement, increasing customer value or reducing activities without added value (muda), process variation (mura), and poor working conditions (muri).LM is considered the antidote to waste in organizations. Seven sources of waste were identified by Ohno, the developer of LM: overproduction, excess inventory, waiting time, movement, transportation, overprocessing, and defects. Managerial and organizational tools and techniques have been tried to help organizations get rid of them (Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Kanban, Standardization, Process Mapping). In the healthcare sector, evidence of LM implementation can be found at the micro (operational), meso (strategic), and macro (political) levels. It has been applied in a variety of settings, including operating rooms, emergency departments, mental health centers, pharmacy services, information departments, and outpatient care clinics. Overall, LM has been linked to reduced waiting times in emergency departments, fewer medical errors, and improved clinical pathways.In a context of increasingly scarce human, material, and financial resources, LM has quickly grown in popularity among healthcare workers and managers looking to improve the efficiency of their services.
La Lean management in ambito sanitario, non solo come antidoto agli sprechi. Noto anche come Toyota Production System (TPS), il Lean Management costituisce una trasformazione radicale dei tradizionali metodi di produzione di massa, enfatizzando l’eliminazione degli sprechi come un modo per migliorare la flessibilità delle risorse produttive e affrontare la variabilità delle richieste dei clienti, non concentrando quindi la produzione su beni standardizzati e in grandi volumi. Radnor et al. Definisce la Lean Management (LM) come un a pratica di gestione basata sulla filosofia del miglioramento continuo dei processi aumentando il valore del cliente o riducendo le attività senza valore aggiunto (muda), la variazione dei processi (mura) e le cattive condizioni di lavoro (muri). Il LM è considerato l’antidoto allo spreco nelle organizzazioni. Sono state identificate 7 fonti di spreco da Ohno lo sviluppatore della LM: la sovrapproduzione, l’inventario in eccesso, il tempo di attesa, il movimento, il trasporto, la sovraeleborazione, i difetti. Sono stati sperimentati strumenti e tecniche manageriali e organizzative per aiutare le organizzazioni a sbarazzarsene (Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Kanban, Standardizzazione, Mappa dei processi) Nel settore sanitario, le prove dell'implementazione della LM possono essere trovate a livello micro (operativo), meso (strategico) e macro (politico). È stato implementato in una varietà di contesti, tra cui sale operatorie, dipartimenti di emergenza, centri di salute mentale, servizi farmaceutici, dipartimenti di informazione e cliniche di assistenza ambulatoriale. Nel complesso, la LM è stata associata a tempi di attesa ridotti nei reparti di emergenza, meno errori medici e percorsi clinici migliorati. In un contesto di risorse umane, materiali e finanze sempre più scarse, la LM è rapidamente cresciuta in popolarità tra gli operatori sanitari e i manager interessati a migliorare l'efficienza dei loro servizi.
La focalizzazione del miglioramento continuo nella complessità organizzativa sanitaria: la Lean Management come elemento di scelta
SPLENDIANI, VERDIANA
2025/2026
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Lean management in healthcare, not just as an antidote to waste. Also known as the Toyota Production System (TPS), Lean Management represents a radical transformation of traditional mass production methods, emphasizing the elimination of waste as a way to improve the flexibility of productive resources and handle the variability of customer demands, rather than focusing production on standardized goods in large volumes. Radnor et al. define Lean Management (LM) as a management practice based on the philosophy of continuous process improvement, increasing customer value or reducing activities without added value (muda), process variation (mura), and poor working conditions (muri).LM is considered the antidote to waste in organizations. Seven sources of waste were identified by Ohno, the developer of LM: overproduction, excess inventory, waiting time, movement, transportation, overprocessing, and defects. Managerial and organizational tools and techniques have been tried to help organizations get rid of them (Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Kanban, Standardization, Process Mapping). In the healthcare sector, evidence of LM implementation can be found at the micro (operational), meso (strategic), and macro (political) levels. It has been applied in a variety of settings, including operating rooms, emergency departments, mental health centers, pharmacy services, information departments, and outpatient care clinics. Overall, LM has been linked to reduced waiting times in emergency departments, fewer medical errors, and improved clinical pathways.In a context of increasingly scarce human, material, and financial resources, LM has quickly grown in popularity among healthcare workers and managers looking to improve the efficiency of their services.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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