The focus of this study is two-fold: (1) an exploratory literature review of Lean thinking implementation and (2) a directed Lean Thinking implementation project, specifically 5S, applied to a cosmeceutical manufacturing environment. The objective of . . .

Emergency department overcrowding has exhibited an increasing trend, as described through the length of stay metric reported by hospital systems through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a United States federal government program. . . .