Lean management practices in healthcare sector: a literature review

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 1275-1289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shilpa Shekhar Parkhi
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Lean Implementation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current State ◽  
Lean Healthcare

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to synthesise the extent to which lean implementation in healthcare has been studied in the literature since its inception a decade ago. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based upon a literature review of mostly academic articles published mainly in the fields of operations management and medicine. Findings The current state of the literature on lean healthcare implementation is primarily evaluative (benefits-oriented), descriptive (process-oriented) and rarely holistic (interaction of lean implementation and clinical practice). Originality/value This paper identifies further research directions for academics, and provides an overview of findings relevant to healthcare stakeholders interested in lean implementation.

China in Africa: a critical literature review

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdoulkadre Ado ◽  
Zhan Su
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Current State ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
Critical Literature

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically assesses the major contributions to the academic literature on China’s increased focus on Africa, from 2001 to 2011. It discusses the key trends concerning China’s presence in Africa and draws conclusions on the significance of the studies by emphasizing and contrasting the prevailing positions. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a qualitative approach using an integrative and comprehensive literature review, the authors performed a content analysis of high-impact, peer-reviewed papers. Findings – The paper questions and repositions some of the existing controversies. The results from existing studies remain questionable, requiring further clarification and more theoretical backing. It, moreover, highlights the notion that behind the explicit neutrality views of China’s presence in Africa, implicit assumptions may exist. These are often the differences in narratives conveyed by Western and Southern stakeholders. Research limitations/implications – Most of the conclusions drawn from this paper need to be re-explored and supported by additional research. This could be done by widening the scope of the analysis. Studies need to provide more empirical support for their assertions through quantitative data and evidence-based qualitative analyses – all within a framework that considers more cultural, social and historical dimensions. The paper also suggests that an institutionally based view appears most relevant in better explaining China in Africa. Originality/value – This paper reviews a decade of research on China in Africa and presents a snapshot of the current state of knowledge. It also raises concerns to be analyzed by future research and proposes new avenues for better understanding China’s presence in Africa.

Sport in business studies: a state-of-the-art literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 529-546
Author(s):  
Christofer Laurell ◽  
Sten Soderman
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Studies ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Of Research

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic review of articles on sport published in leading business studies journals within marketing, organisational studies and strategy.Design/methodology/approachBased on a review of 38 identified articles within the subfields of marketing, strategy and organisation studies published between 2000 and 2015, the articles’ topical, theoretical and methodological orientation within the studied subfields were analysed followed by a cross-subfield analysis.FindingsThe authors identify considerable differences in topical, theoretical and methodological orientation among the studied subfields’ associated articles. Overall, the authors also find that articles across all subfields tend to be focussed on contributing to mature theory, even though the subfield of marketing in particular exhibits contributions to nascent theory in contrast to organisation studies and strategy.Originality/valueThis paper contributes by illustrating the current state of research that is devoted or related to the phenomenon of sport within three subfields in business studies. Furthermore, the authors discuss the role played by leading business studies journalsvis-à-vissport sector-specific journals and offer avenues for future research.

Enterprise resource planning, operations and management

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1075-1104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Sundtoft Hald ◽  
Jan Mouritsen
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Case Based

PurposeThis research aims to explore the enabling and constraining effects of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and speculate on how these can be linked to the four generic roles of operations management (OM) proposed by Slack et al.Design/methodology/approachThis research understands ERP as boundary objects characterised by modularity, abstraction, accommodation, and standardization. An in‐depth cross‐disciplinary literature review and role synthesis is conducted.FindingsFour enabling and three constraining effects of ERP are deduced from existing literature. ERP and OM are linked conceptually. Based on the identified effects of ERP, the paper speculates on the managerial tasks of the production and operations manager (POM) in an ERP environment and lists a set of central concerns of potential relevance to POM and to future research.Research limitations/implicationsThe identified roles of ERP and their implications could be empirically tested using case based and survey research.Practical implicationsThe results provide insights into how ERP has multiple and parallel roles, and how these roles are relevant to the function of OM. Such knowledge is valuable for practicing POMs in managing the implementation and design of ERP to support the different domains of OM.Originality/valueCurrent studies of the effects of ERP and their link to the practice of OM tend to focus on one or a few roles of the emerging system. Such studies do not properly take into account the modularised and pluralistic nature of ERP. This research provides a platform from where future research on the effects, managerial dilemmas and implications of ERP can be reconciled across research communities.

scholarly journals Modelling people’s behaviour using discrete-event simulation: a review

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 1228-1244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Greasley ◽  
Chris Owen
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Discrete Event Simulation ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Event Simulation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a contribution to the area of behavioural operations management (OM) by identifying key challenges in the use of discrete-event simulation (DES) to model people’s behaviour in OM. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review method is undertaken in order to assess the nature and scale of all publications relevant to the topic of modelling people’s behaviour with DES in OM within the period 2005-2017. Findings The publications identified by the literature review reveal key challenges to be addressed when aiming to increase the use of DES to model people’s behaviour. The review also finds a variety of strategies in use to model people’s behaviour using DES in OM applications. Research limitations/implications A systematic literature review method is undertaken in order to include all publications relevant to the topic of modelling people’s behaviour with DES in the OM domain but some articles may not have been captured. Originality/value The literature review provides a resource in terms of identifying exemplars of the variety of methods used to model people’s behaviour using DES in OM. The study indicates key challenges for increasing the use of DES in this area and builds on current DES development methodologies by presenting a methodology for modelling people’s behaviour in OM.

Approaching rural firm growth: a literature review

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Tunberg
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Output Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current State ◽  
Rural Settings

Purpose – This review investigates the extent and content of research into rural firm growth, and identifies and describes various approaches to studying firm growth. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is guided by the systematic literature review framework which, combined with a qualitative assessment, ensures a rigorous review. An initial set of 200 peer reviewed articles was included in the review. During the quality assessment stage this set was reduced to 50 articles which were analysed in depth. Findings – Three approaches to firm growth are identified and explored, focusing on the output, process and context of firm growth. The results further indicate increasing interest in rural firm growth and identify six themes constituting the research field. Originality/value – Firm growth is advocated as a solution to development challenges, especially in rural settings. However, the firm growth literature is dominated by outcome-based research, often focused on technology-based businesses in dynamic urban regions, whose results are not easily transferable to rural contexts. This review contributes by mapping the current state of knowledge in the field, by articulating and discussing taken-for-granted assumptions with regard to firm growth and by identifying three approaches to firm growth, of which the context approach is the least common but which may prove valuable to further increase in the understanding of rural firm growth.

Theoretical foundations and applications of cyber-physical systems: a literature review

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caiming Zhang ◽  
Xiaojun Xu ◽  
Hong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Cyber Physical Systems ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Current State ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the current research on theoretical foundations and applications for CPS from 2017 to 2019 including the applications in library. Design/methodology/approach This paper is designed in six parts as Introduction, Literature review, Theoretical foundations of CPS, Applications of CPS, CPS’s application in library and Conclusion. The authors review 70 papers and classify them as the above six parts. The authors collected 70 papers from 2017 to 2019 in the academic databases. Findings This paper reviews 70 papers regarding theoretical foundations and applications for CPS from 2017 to 2019 in the academic databases aiming to provide scholars and practitioners with a comprehensive overview. The contents of the papers in each research category are summarized from theoretical foundations and applications including the CPS applications in library. Originality/value A main contribution of this review paper is that it summarizes the current state-of-the-art theoretical foundations and applications for CPS and in libraries systematically.

Lean “Leadership People Process Outcome” (LPPO) implementation model

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 694-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ifechukwude K. Dibia ◽  
Hom Nath Dhakal ◽  
Spencer Onuh
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Lean Implementation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Implementation Model ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the Lean “Leadership People Process Outcome” (LPPO) implementation model. Design/methodology/approach – The model is developed from existing models through literature review and its success from use in lean implementation is reported in case studies. Findings – The LPPO model is a Lean implementation model that is flexible and easily adaptable. It is system based, people driven, customer centred, with measurable outcome and a drive for continuous improvement. Research limitations/implications – This work is based on existing literature and case studies. Practical implications – The paper would be of interest to Lean practitioners as the model developed is system generic and easily adaptable. Originality/value – The LPPO model presented in this paper has been newly developed and the successful application is seen in the case studies.

Pharmaceutical/high-tech alliances; transforming healthcare?

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 43-46
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Current State ◽  
Industry Needs

Purpose Digitalization is changing businesses everywhere and the healthcare sector is no exception to this (r)evolution. Yet history teaches us that radical innovation rarely comes from within the industry. Big pharma is a potential victim of this rule. Its leaders should be worried. Some are already. The industry needs to develop its digital capabilities. Alliances with high tech companies may help this process. Design/methodology/approach The article adopts a critical analysis approach of alliances between the pharmaceutical and high-tech industries. The viewpoint is supported by revelatory case studies. Examples include Amazon and Pillpack as well as Google’s launch of Verily and Calico. Alliances between Novartis and Microsoft and Amazon as well as GSK and Google also provide supporting evidence. Findings Pharmaceutical companies are lagging behind in digital transformation. A recent McKinsey report found that the industry was well below the travel, hospitality and retail sectors in digitalization. It was barely more advanced that the public sector. Given the financial and intellectual resources within big pharma, this result seems nothing short of stunning. Originality/value This article offers an evidence-based viewpoint on the current state of digitalization within the pharmaceutical industry. It demonstrates the danger that high-tech companies present to big pharma and offers advice on how they may counteract such risks through alliances.

Managing knowledge assets for open innovation: a systematic literature review

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1362-1383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo Natalicchio ◽  
Lorenzo Ardito ◽  
Tommaso Savino ◽  
Vito Albino
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
Future Research Directions

Purpose Knowledge assumes a pivotal role in the open innovation (OI) paradigm. Yet OI has been scantly investigated by adopting a knowledge management (KM) lens. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic literature review of the KM practices analysed by prior literature to support OI activities. Design/methodology/approach To perform a valuable literature review, the steps for systematic review proposed by previous studies have been adopted. These steps have yielded a final sample of 34 articles. Afterward, the authors have distinguished and analysed the identified articles according to the three main OI processes, i.e. inbound, outbound and coupled OI processes. Findings This research groups and highlights the most relevant KM practices to support OI activities on the basis of the inbound, outbound and coupled OI processes. Originality/value Despite knowledge is the most relevant resource exchanged in OI activities, this is the first attempt to highlight how knowledge should be managed in an OI context by adopting a KM lens. Furthermore, the authors also identify relevant topics that have been so far understudied, which the authors suggest as future research directions.

scholarly journals A systematic literature review on uncertainties in cross-docking operations

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-22
Author(s):  
Allahyar (Arsalan) Ardakani ◽  
Jiangang Fei
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sources Of Uncertainty ◽  
Cross Docking ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Fast Movement

PurposeThe technique of cross-docking is attractive to organisations because of the lower warehousing and transportation (consolidated shipments) costs. This concept is based on the fast movement of products. Accordingly, cross-docking operations should be monitored carefully and accurately. Several factors in cross-docking operations can be impacted by uncertain sources that can lead to inaccuracy and inefficiency of this process. Although many papers have been published on different aspects of cross-docking, there is a need for a comprehensive review to investigate the sources of uncertainties in cross-docking. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyse and categorise sources of uncertainty in cross-docking operations. A systematic review has been undertaken to analyse methods and techniques used in cross-docking research.Design/methodology/approachA systematic review has been undertaken to analyse methods and techniques used in cross-docking research.FindingsThe findings show that existing research has limitations on the applicability of the models developed to solve problems due to unrealistic or impractical assumption. Further research directions have been discussed to fill the gaps identified in the literature review.Originality/valueThere has been an increasing number of papers about cross-docking since 2010, among which three are literature reviews on cross-docking from 2013 to 2016. There is an absence of study in the current literature to critically review and identify the sources of uncertainty related to cross-docking operations. Without the proper identification and discussion of these uncertainties, the optimisation models developed to improve cross-docking operations may be inherently impractical and unrealistic.

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