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Learners read how kanban is used in production control.
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- Management
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- Production management -- Quality control Process control
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The learner reads an explanation of all of the elements that comprise a future-state map. A map is shown.
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- Process control Manufacturing processes Production management
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Learners read about Six Sigma philosophy and methods. The need for high quality levels for today's customers is stressed.
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- Management
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- Production management -- Quality control Process control Six sigma (Quality control stard)
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Learners read how to identify a manufacturer's value streams - the first step to value stream mapping.
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- Process control Manufacturing processes Production management
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Learners read about the characteristics of a lean/six sigma culture.
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- Management
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- Production management -- Quality control Process control Six sigma (Quality control stard) Corporate culture
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Open (Access) Journal-Article
Short discharge time from hospitals increases both bed availability and patients and families satisfaction. In this study, the Six Sigma process improvement methodology was applied to reduce patients discharge time in a cancer treatment hospital. Data on the duration of all activities, from the physician signing the discharge form to the patient leaving the treatment room, were collected through patient shadowing. These data were analyzed using detailed process maps and cause-and-effect diagrams. Fragmented and unstandardized processes and procedures and a lack of communication among the stakeholders were among the leading causes of long discharge times. Categorizing patients by their needs enabled better design of the discharge processes. Discrete event simulation was utilized as a decision support tool to test the effect of the improvements under different scenarios. Simplified and standardized processes, improved communications, and system-wide management are among the proposed improvements, which reduced patient discharge time by 54 from 216 minutes. Cultivating the necessary ownership through stakeholder analysis is an essential ingredient of sustainable improvement efforts.
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- Health Sciences and Management
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- Hospitals -- Administration Process control Six sigma (Quality control stard)
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- Open (Access) Journal-Article