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Assessing the readiness to implement lean in healthcare institutions – a case study

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posted on 2023-06-09, 11:39 authored by Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy, Anand Gurumurthy, Nachiappan SubramanianNachiappan Subramanian, Roger Moser
We develop a lean readiness framework and an assessment methodology to quantify the readiness of healthcare institutions for implementing lean. We use stakeholder theory and work with a lean implementation team responsible for process improvement in a healthcare group to develop the framework. The framework uses fuzzy based input derived from the stakeholders of the healthcare institution to generate an overall ranking through ideal solution technique. The assessment method derives input from the readiness scores shared by various stakeholders. The ranking suggests future improvement areas to prepare the healthcare institution for a lean implementation project. We provide an alternative perspective of assessing the lean readiness of healthcare institutions before beginning a lean implementation project for both researchers and practitioners. Our research is the first to develop a lean readiness framework for healthcare institutions and demonstrate it using an assessment technique.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

International Journal of Production Economics

ISSN

0925-5273

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Elsevier

Volume

197

Page range

123-142

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  • Management Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-01-17

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2019-09-01

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-01-17

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