
182 Leveraging Lean in Ancillary Hospital Services
or containers which supplies are utilized to the actual demand. If the containers or bins are too
large, the tendency will be to overstock the bins. This can lead to organizational cash ow issues,
due to money being tied up in excess inventory. In addition, over-ordering and over-stocking raises
the potential to purchase supplies that will only become expired.
All shifts should have input into the work station layout and design. This sounds simple; how-
ever, there can be a signicant amount of “change management” with the people component
involved. In addition, there are techniques utilized in ...