Towards building a theory of Lean implementation in healthcare

Includes bibliographical references. === Lean, a management system based on the Toyota Production System, is increasingly being applied to healthcare contexts with mixed outcomes. While there are many case studies reporting on the outcomes of Lean implementation, there is little empirical evidence i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brey, Zameer
Other Authors: Faull, Norman
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10216