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Just-in-Time Method in the Management of Hospital Medication Stock
Just-in-Time Method in the Management of Hospital Medication Stock

Author(s): Tomasz Adam Karkowski, Dorota Karkowska, Paweł Skoczylas
Subject(s): Methodology and research technology, Management and complex organizations, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: hospital; just in time; value; patient; lean management;

Summary/Abstract: Lean management aims to add value to the patient and the healthcare unit by eliminating superfluous and non-value adding activities [Trela 2016, p. 235]. The purpose of the article is to discuss the implementation of lean management/lean healthcare solutions to the healthcare units thanks to the use of a value-adding Just-in-Time (JiT) method in hospital inventory management. The article is based on an up-to-date subject literature, and was conducted by means of desk research analysis.

  • Issue Year: 18/2017
  • Issue No: 10.3
  • Page Range: 181-190
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English