Improving efficiency in neuroimaging research through application of Lean principles

Improving animal research facility operations through the application of lean principles.

Animal research is a vital component of US research and well-functioning animal research facilities are critical both to the research itself and to the housing and feeding of the animals. The Office of Animal Care (OAC) at Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute realized it had to improve the efficiency and safety of its animal research facility (ARF) to prepare for expansion and to adva...

Lean Manufacturing Principles Improving the Targeting Process

Application of Lean Management Principles To

Lean was first adopted as a management technique for improving results in manufacturing environments. It is based on the 5 principles of identifying the Value to be created, mapping the Value-Stream (incremental addition of value), ensuring process Flow, orienting the process towards the Pull of the customer and finally eliminating all Waste through a process of continuous improvement. This fra...

Lean Leadership fundamental principles and their application

But still, few enterprises succeed in maintaining a sustainable continuous improvement process (CIP). In many LPS, solely methods and tools are in focus of the implementation. But they merely represent the superficial elements of LPS. The actual key success factor is the involvement of employees in daily improvement. This can be achieved through a different way of leadership, the lean leadershi...

Application of the Principles of Vella’s Dialogue Education in Antenatal Education Programs: A Qualitative Research

Introduction: It is a long time that educational activities have been used to improve pregnant women’s lives and keep them healthy. This research aims at interpreting pregnant women’s experiences of maternal health education who visited maternal care center, according to the 12 principles of Vella’s dialogue education. Methods: This content analysis qualitative study was conducted in a health...