Aguilar-Escobar V G, Garrido-Vega P
Grupo de Investigación GIDEAO, Departamento de Economía Financiera y Dirección de Operaciones, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
Rev Calid Asist. 2013 Jan-Feb;28(1):42-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cali.2012.07.001. Epub 2012 Sep 13.
To study the applicability of the principles of Lean Production to manage the supply chain of a hospital. In particular, to determine which Lean practices and principles are applicable, the benefits obtained and the main barriers for its implementation. Managing the hospital supply chain is an important issue, both for its effect on the quality of care and its impact on costs.
This study is based on a case study.
2005-10.
Hospital Virgen Macarena in Seville. Process of implementing a comprehensive logistics management plan based on Lean principles and technological investments.
The implementation of the comprehensive plan has reduced inventory, decreased lead times and improved service quality. Also, there have been other important improvements: enhanced employee satisfaction and increased staff productivity, both dedicated to health and the logistics.
The experience analysed has shown the applicability and appropriateness of Lean principles and some of its techniques in managing the logistics of hospitals. It also identifies some of the main difficulties that may arise.
研究精益生产原则在医院供应链管理中的适用性。具体而言，确定哪些精益实践和原则适用、获得的益处以及实施过程中的主要障碍。管理医院供应链是一个重要问题，这既体现在其对医疗质量的影响上，也体现在其对成本的影响上。
本研究基于一个案例研究。
2005年至2010年。
塞维利亚的比贞·马卡雷纳医院。基于精益原则和技术投资实施全面物流管理计划的过程。
全面计划的实施减少了库存、缩短了交付周期并提高了服务质量。此外，还取得了其他重要改进：提高了员工满意度，提高了专注于医疗和物流工作的员工的生产力。
所分析的经验表明了精益原则及其一些技术在医院物流管理中的适用性和适当性。它还识别出了可能出现的一些主要困难。
