Applying value stream mapping techniques to eliminate non-value-added waste for the procurement of endovascular stents

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Teichgräber, Ulf K ^a   De Bucourt, Maximilian ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endovascular stents; Procurement; Toyota Production Systems; Value stream mapping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOVASCULAR STENT; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NON VALUE ADDED WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; VALUE STREAM MAPPING; WASTE;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; INVENTORIES, HOSPITAL; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; STENTS;

EID: 84855526373     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.12.045     Document Type: Article

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