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A mid-atlantic hospital knew it was overstaffed, but it needed industrial engineering expertise to quantify what staffing levels were required to serve the actual number of patients in the hospital. The hospital was staffing roughly 100 more beds than the number of patients on hand, which appeared to reveal an opportunity for productivity improvement. This article looks at how a project team determined how the hospital switched from staffing the facility to staffing to census.
By Amanda Mewborn, Roger Gruneisen, Jared Davis and Jack Lin
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The global sourcing landscape constantly produces new challenges, risks and opportunities, which makes purchasing and supply management increasingly complex. During the 20 years, most of the attention has focused on developing appropriate purchasing strategies that consider buyer-supplier relationship characteristics, interdependencies, strategy-based planning and product-based classifications. Procurement scholars and practitioners realized that a one-size-fits-all strategy does not exist.
By Stephan M. Wagner, Sidhartha S. Padhi and Christoph Bode
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The same way quality ingredients can turn a great recipe into a tasty delight, the proper use of lean tools can transform a company’s strategic plan into an actionable system that can improve the bottom line. Some practitioners may have heard this claim. But the real key to success with strategic planning is to understand the process for bringing all these concepts together to create a workable plan that drives real change.
By Greg Lashley and Marla Clark
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Takashi Harada, a middle school track and field coach who has never worked in manufacturing a day in his life, was displeased that his inner-city middle school student-athletes were considered the worst team out of 380 schools in Japan. His method for renewed success eventually led to those same students winning event after event, ultimately hauling in 13 gold medals. So, what can the Harada method do for your company? Read this article to find out how it can help change a company's culture.
By Norman Bodek
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