An Exploratory Study Of The Challenges Of Adopting Lean...

Salford Business School An exploratory study of the challenges of adopting lean thinking in Manchester Mental Health Liaison Service Kwasi Boakye Student ID: @00095417 MSc Project Management Dissertation 2015/2016 Declaration This work is original Signed Date . Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges of lean thinking in mental health emergency service. Exploratory research was conducted which involved gathering qualitative data using interviewees. Acknowledgements I would like to thank the entire Manchester Mental Health AE team, in particular the members who responded with the interviews. I would also thank my supervisor Subrahmaniam Krishnan Harihara†¦show more content†¦2.2 Lean in healthcare 2.3. Benefits of lean implementation in healthcare. 2.4 Critical success factors for implementation of lean in healthcare.. 2.5 Challenges of adopting lean in healthcare. 2.6. Summary and analysis of literature review and suggestions for investigations 2.6.1 Suggestions for investigations.. List of tables and figures List of abbreviations A E- Accident and Emergency ED-Emergency Department NHS- National Health Service 1.0 Chapter one: Introduction ?As global healthcare expenditure soars, and as systems are increasingly required to deliver better care to more people using less resource, the challenge to explore the promises of lean thinking is compelling? (Young and McClean, 2009 p309). In the UK the government has set deadlines for Accident and Emergency (AE) patients to be dealt with (Boseley, 2015). The hospitals are facing challenges for this deadline. In this context the implementation of lean can enable hospitals improve their efficiencies whiles at the same time reducing cost. This dissertation looks into the opportunities and challenges of implementing lean within the healthcare sector. 1.1 Background: The lean philosophy centers on the elimination of waste in all forms in an organisation (Shpak, 2016). Lean is usually implemented by initiallyShow MoreRelatedContemporary Issues in Management Accounting211377 Words   |  846 Pagesthis book in any other binding or cover and you must impose the same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Typeset by SPI Publisher Services, Pondicherry, India Printed in Great Britain on acid-free paper by Antony Rowe Ltd., Chippenham, Wiltshire ISBN 0–19–928335–4 978–0–19–928335–4 ISBN 0–19–928336–2 (Pbk.) 978–0–19–928336–1 (Pbk.) 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 3 FOREWORD ‘ MichaelRead MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 PagesManagement, Eighth Edition Cachon and Terwiesch, Matching Supply with Demand: An Introduction to Operations Management, Second Edition Finch, Interactive Models for Operations and Supply Chain Management, First Edition Fitzsimmons and Fitzsimmons, Service Management: Operations, Strategy, Information Technology, Seventh Edition Gehrlein, Operations Management Cases, First Edition Harrison and Samson, Technology Management, First Edition Hayen, SAP R/3 Enterprise Software: An Introduction, First Edition