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Question: Lean manufacturing and Toyota Production System terminology applied to the procurement of vascular stents in interventional radiology

Answer: To apply the economic terminology of lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System to the procurement of vascular stents in interventional radiology.The economic- and process-driven terminology of lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System is first presented, including information and product flow as well as value stream mapping (VSM), and then applied to an interdisciplinary setting of physicians, nurses and technicians from different medical departments to identify wastes in the process of endovascular stent procurement in interventional radiology.

(Source: , 25 Aug 2021)

Source Link: https://insightsimaging.springeropen.com/articles/10.1007/s13244-011-0097-0