Are we operating effectively? A lean analysis of operating theatre changeovers

Operations Management Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 89-98

  Meredith, James O ^a   Grove, Amy L ^a   Walley, Paul ^a   Young, Fraser ^b   Macintyre, Mairi B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b DePuy International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Changeover; Healthcare; Lean; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255133157     PISSN: 19369735     EISSN: 19369743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12063-011-0054-6     Document Type: Article

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