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Implementing Lean Process Improvement in the Sterile Processing Department at the Academic Medical Center

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Sterile Processing Departments (SPD) within hospitals are using lean methods to improve process efficiency. In this project, the team utilized the Lean A3 problem solving methodology to examine the root causes of missing instruments at The Academic Medical Center. The team developed several countermeasures through 5S sub-projects, focused on inventory management, facility layout and process flow. The team recommended updating the inventory management system, posting visual work standards and reducing kit variety.

  • This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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  • E-project-032514-103357
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  • 2014
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  • 2014-03-25
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