Contribution of Lean Management to Excellence

López-Fresno Palmira
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López-Fresno Palmira: President. Service Quality Committee, Spanish Association for Quality, Madrid, Spain.

Nang Yan Business Journal, 2014, vol. 1, issue 1, 90-98

Abstract: To continuously and systematically improve efficiency and efficacy of processes, organizations need the implication of all employees in continuous improvement and innovation through suitable Quality Management Programs (QMPs). Effectiveness of these programs is directly linked to the requirement employees understand the methodologies and tools used for QM and the benefits that will derivate from their implementation, individually and collectively, so they can commit and implicate. Lean Management is a friendly methodology to continuously and systematically achieve process improvement, so helping the organization seeking operational excellence that contributes to overall excellence. This paper identifies Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for an effective implementation of QMPs, suggests Lean Management as an easy-to-understand, powerful and friendly methodology for operational excellence and overall excellence, and presents a case experience of implementation of Lean Management in a health care organization that applies the EFQM model, and the lessons learnt.

Keywords: Lean Management; Excellence; Complexity; Quality Management; Kaizen (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2478/nybj-2014-0013

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