Lean Supply Chain Management In Health Sector
Journal Title: AJIT-e: Bilişim Teknolojileri Online Dergisi - Year 2015, Vol 6, Issue 18
Abstract
Supply systems in hospitals determines the speed of the process and quality of care and services, healthy stock management and regular supply of materials. The elimination of all the none value adding activities, transactions and processes in the supply process, minimization of errors and increasing productivity of the process between inputs and outputs is possible the implementation of supply chain management with lean principles. The purpose of this study is specified that applying lean techniques in supply chain management processes that playing a key role for health institutions and it is possible to integrate the supply chain management with lean thinking. It is also mentioned studies about lean supply chain in the health sector and the organizations implementing lean supply chain management. There are many positive effects of lean methods on these organizations. Therefore, collecting data relating to both medical and non-medical process, mapping and analyzing them are suggested to all health institutions and organizations operating in the health sector. Thus, they will be able to design their processes effectively and efficiently with activities such as using of an effective inventory management method, designing material flow processes by eliminating waste, making improvements in the physical layout, establishing of the treatment process checklist and applying integrated decision support software.
Authors and Affiliations
Okan Özkan, Gamze Bayın, Gözde Yeşilaydın
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- EP ID EP132438
- DOI 10.5824/1309‐1581.2015.1.005.x
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