5S for Healthcare - 9781138431980

Taylor & Francis

Based on Hiroyuki Hirano's classic \""5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace\"" and modeled after the Shingo Prize-winning \""Shopfloor Series for Lean Manufacturers\"", this work adopts a reader-friendly format to impart the information needed to understand and efficiently implement lean methodology in a healthcare setting. > \nWhile there are a growing number of books based on the Toyota Production System, or lean, focused on healthcare, there are very few that detail the tools that make lean more than just a way of thinking and put the methodology into practice. \nBased on Hiroyuki Hirano's classic 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace and modeled after the Shingo Prize-winning Shopfloor Series for Lean Manufacturers, 5S for Healthcare adopts a proven reader-friendly format to impart all the information needed to understand and implement this essential lean methodology. It provides examples and cased studies based on the experiences of the principals involved with the Rona Consulting Group,r