Preliminary results of Lean method implementation in a pathology lab from Northeastern Brazil

Oncologic care shows a growing and unmet demand, and requires the search for alternatives that allow the efficient use of limited resources, the building of autonomy, and the endeavour for continuous improvement of processes. In the present work, we present the implementation of Lean philosophy at a...

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Main Authors: Josiane S. Quetz, Italo F. Dantas, Carlos Gustavo Hirth, Carlos G. Brasil, Sergio F. Juaçaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2015-02-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442015000100033&lng=en&tlng=en