The path to multipractice ownership: PART 4: Getting lean

Today, many dentists are choosing to capitalize on efficiencies of scale by building their own small group practices. This paper reviews how to streamline and refine operations to run lean practices. Although lean has been thoroughly described over the years, misconceptions still exist. One of the m...

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Published inDental Economics Vol. 106; no. 6; p. 54
Main Authors Nuss, Eric, Bahri, Sami
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tulsa Endeavor Business Media 01.06.2016
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Group dental practice
Lean manufacturing
Operations management
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Summary:Today, many dentists are choosing to capitalize on efficiencies of scale by building their own small group practices. This paper reviews how to streamline and refine operations to run lean practices. Although lean has been thoroughly described over the years, misconceptions still exist. One of the most common misconceptions is that lean forces employees to do more with less and at the expense of quality. This misconception of lean could not be further from the truth. Lean principles, as they apply to managements are designed to improve productivity by improving quality. Lean management starts with a study of how your employees currently use their time, i.e.. how much is spent on true work and how much time is spent on "wasteful" activities.
ISSN:0011-8583