Constraint batch sizing in a lean environment

Bicheno, John; Holweg, Matthias; Niessmann, Jens

doi:10.1016/s0925-5273(01)00091-3

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“…It is not straightforward to transfer these across from high-volume repetitive manufacturing, into low-volume or even service environments. Bicheno and Holweg (2009) Womack and Jones (1996) define lean and its implementation through 5 principles which are based on the assumption that organisations are made up of processes. These principles, outlined in table 2, link the concepts of value, waste reduction and continuous improvement (kaizen) into an ever-repeating process.…”

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SimLean: Utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare

Robinson

Radnor

Burgess

et al. 2012

European Journal of Operational Research

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Discrete-event simulation (DES) and lean are approaches that have a similar motivation: improvement of processes and service delivery. Both are being used to help improve the delivery of healthcare, but rarely are they used together. This paper explores from a theoretical and an empirical perspective the potential complementary roles of DES and lean in healthcare. The aim is to increase the impact of both approaches in the improvement of healthcare systems. Out of this exploration, the 'SimLean' approach is developed in which three roles for DES with lean are identified: education, facilitation and evaluation. These roles are demonstrated through three examples of DES in action with lean. The work demonstrates how the fusion of DES with lean can improve both stakeholder engagement with DES and the impact of lean.

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Section: Defining Lean and Its Key Assumptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

SimLean: Utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare

Robinson

Radnor

Burgess

et al. 2012

European Journal of Operational Research

219

144

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“…Some of hospitals use IT systems disabling data exchange with other entities (Kielar, 2013, p. 58). In summary, the identified limitations and difficulties disabling effective and efficient flow of medicinal products in the context of patient care and patient safety may be divided according to seven wastes (Bicheno and Holweg, 2009) as presented in Table 1. The problems listed below impact patient response time and hospital efficiency in a negative way.…”

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Enhancing Patient Response Time and Hospital Efficiency. Evidence from the Wielkopolska Region (Poland)

Gawrońska-Błaszczyk¹

2016

Economics &Amp; Sociology

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ABSTRACT. The research was conducted in three hospitals in the Wielkopolska Region (Poland) with the aim at verifying how implementation of the Automatic Data Capture (ADC) techniques and global GS1 standards in the field of management of medicinal products flow in hospitals can help improve patient response time, quality of healthcare services and hospital efficiency. A special method was used, based on the Business Process Modelling Notation -BPMN, supported with the iGrafx software. The results of the research show that implementation of the ADC techniques and global GS1 standards in selected areas in a hospital can possibly lead to significant qualitative and quantitative changes.

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“…Lean (Panizzolo, 1998;Azim, 1999;Barker, 1999;Bicheno, 2001;Grajo, 1996) is a set of tools for achieving the following goals like reduced cycle and non value adding time, reduced inventory levels, increased productivity and output and reducing defects and wastages. Lean is predicted to maximize the value added to each of the company's activities by eliminating unnecessary resources.…”

Section: Lean Manufacturingmentioning

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A multi attribute decision making method for selection of optimal assembly line

Ramnath¹,

Elanchezhian²,

Kesavan³

2011

msl

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With globalization, sweeping technological development, and increasing competition, customers are placing greater demands on manufacturers to increase quality, flexibility, on time delivery of product and less cost. Therefore, manufacturers must develop and maintain a high degree of coherence among competitive priorities, order winning criteria and improvement activities. Thus, the production managers are making an attempt to transform their organization by adopting familiar and beneficial management philosophies like cellular manufacturing (CM), lean manufacturing (LM), green manufacturing (GM), total quality management (TQM), agile manufacturing (AM), and just in time manufacturing (JIT). The main objective of this paper is to propose an optimal assembly method for an engine manufacturer's assembly line in India. Currently, the Indian manufacturer is following traditional assembly method where the raw materials for assembly are kept along the sideways of conveyor line. It consumes more floor space, more work in process inventory, more operator's walking time and more operator's walking distance per day. In order to reduce the above mentioned wastes, lean kitting assembly is suggested by some managers. Another group of managers suggest JIT assembly as it consumes very less inventory cost compared to other types of assembly processes. Hence, a Multi-attribute decision making model namely analytical hierarchy process (AHP) is applied to analyse the alternative assembly methods based on various important factors.

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Constraint batch sizing in a lean environment

Cited by 73 publications

References 6 publications

SimLean: Utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare

SimLean: Utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare

Enhancing Patient Response Time and Hospital Efficiency. Evidence from the Wielkopolska Region (Poland)

A multi attribute decision making method for selection of optimal assembly line

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