Lean Supply Chain for Healthcare

Learn How to Apply Lean Thinking to Supply and Logistics Operations in a Healthcare Setting

When you consider that supply chain operations constitute 30 to 40 percent of healthcare costs, second only to personnel costs*, even small efforts to improve efficiency and reduce waste can have a significant impact on an organization's bottom line. The Lean Logistics for Healthcare program draws upon years of experience in successful Lean training by U-M faculty. In addition to useful, real-world case studies, participants can witness Lean practices in action at the University Hospital, a 1,796,262 square-foot complex housing diagnostic equipment, clinical laboratories, operating rooms, and inpatient and intensive care units.

*Based on figures from ROI—Resource Organization and Innovation, an operating division of the Sisters of Mercy Health System.

PROGRAM DATES: Lean Supply Chain for Healthcare

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Apply what You Learn in a Hands-On Simulation

U-M's creative, interactive simulation was developed by the instructors specifically to help participants understand how to apply lean logistics healthcare principles to improve their institutions.