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6. Respect for People : Developing alternative understandings and relationships to ethics, leadership, and culture in Lean implementations
Sammanfattning : Successful Lean implementation is a combination of both technology and culture, using bothkey principles of continuous improvement (CI) and respect for people (RFP). However, manyorganizations fail to implement Lean and critical factors in this failure are leadership, cultureand the lack of RFP. LÄS MER
7. A supportive framework for successful implementation of improvement work
Sammanfattning : Lean Production is one of the most generally accepted concepts for increasing operational effectiveness. However, its implementation is still challenging for many companies as it implies not only changes of technical systems and management systems but also changes in attitudes and culture. LÄS MER
8. Lean Implementation : the significance of people and dualism
Sammanfattning : Lean, with its origins at the Toyota Motor Company, is a concept that is known to increase effectiveness in manufacturing. The Lean concept is now argued to be relevant not only in manufacturing but in service and health-care delivery as well. The reported results of Lean implementation efforts are divided. LÄS MER
9. Human Lean : Combining Sense of Coherence and Lean to achieve productivity and health
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to identify barriers to and supportive factors for Lean implementation and to investigate how application of the Sense of Coherence (SOC) theory combined with Lean philosophy may affect health and productivity. The thesis is based on five studies. LÄS MER
10. Att fokusera på "varandet" i en värld av görande. Stöd till personalen i ett palliativt förhållningssätt vid vård- och omsorgsboende för äldre
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to study nurse assistants’ experience of palliative care and to investigate how an intervention with a focus on a palliative care approach in residential care facilities influenced the nurse assistants and their work situation. The thesis is based on two qualitative and two quantitative studies, focusing on nurse assistants working at residential care facilities for older people. LÄS MER