How to increase value and reduce waste in research: initial experiences of applying Lean thinking and visual management in research leadership

ABSTRACT: Waste in research has been well documented, but initiatives to reduce it are scarce. Here, we share our initial experiences of implementing Lean thinking and visual management into hospital research units in the Region of Southern Denmark. A Transformation Guiding Team (TGT) anchored in the top management was established with participation from leaders, researchers and patient representatives. The role of the TGT was to implement Lean methods, considering patients as primary end-users of the research results. This is in line with an explicit decision on setting patient values first in clinical settings at participating hospitals. The leaders of the research units were instructed in Lean thinking and Lean methods during a five-module course focusing on increasing value and reducing waste in

SUBMITTER: Hildebrandt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9171225 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature