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Lean waste assessment in a laboratory for training chemical analysts for the pharmaceutical industry

International Journal of Lean Six Sigma

Journal Article

Publication

Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to make a lean assessment of a chemical analyst training laboratory in a higher education institution and identify the main types of waste on a daily basis and understand the lean maturity of the laboratory and establish priority areas of intervention to make the laboratory leanest. Design/methodology/approach A single descriptive case study methodology was used to carry out the lean laboratory evaluation.
Year of Publication:
2021
Volume:
ahead-of-print
Issue:
ahead-of-print

Identifiers

ISSN:
2040-4166
Other Numbers:
95637874

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DOI:
10.1108/ijlss-11-2020-0184

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