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SimLean: utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare
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 perspectiv...
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| author | Stewart Robinson Zoe Radnor Nicola Burgess Claire Worthington |
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| description | 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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| spelling | rr-article-95051662012-01-01T00:00:00Z SimLean: utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare Stewart Robinson (1258410) Zoe Radnor (1251978) Nicola Burgess (7200101) Claire Worthington (7200104) Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified OR in health services Lean Discrete-event simulation Business and Management not elsewhere classified 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. 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/10205 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/SimLean_utilising_simulation_in_the_implementation_of_lean_in_healthcare/9505166 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified OR in health services Lean Discrete-event simulation Business and Management not elsewhere classified Stewart Robinson Zoe Radnor Nicola Burgess Claire Worthington SimLean: utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare |
| title | SimLean: utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare |
| title_full | SimLean: utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare |
| title_fullStr | SimLean: utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare |
| title_full_unstemmed | SimLean: utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare |
| title_short | SimLean: utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare |
| title_sort | simlean: utilising simulation in the implementation of lean in healthcare |
| topic | Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified OR in health services Lean Discrete-event simulation Business and Management not elsewhere classified |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/10205 |