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Application of lean technique for outpatient service time improvement in public hospital of Thailand

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  • Chanawee Aueprasert

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailanda)

  • Wuthichai Wongthatsanekorn

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailanda)

Abstract

Currently, the number of outpatients at one of the public hospitals has been rising. The 3-month data showed that the average total time of each outpatient is 92.884 minutes. This research aims to improve this ?igure by applying lean technique. Current business process is mapped into simulation model. The model is built based on the ?itted data that are collected from each process. The result from running simulation model shows that the maximum number of work in process takes place at payment unit by 43.26 people. The blood test unit yields the highest waiting time at 31.57 minutes. Two approaches are proposed for improvement. From the simulation result, the ?irst approach can reduce the average total time by 6.34% and the average number of patients at the payment process to 78.36%. Similarly, the second approach can reduce the average total time by 1.63% and the waiting time at the blood test unit by 21.25%. When two approaches are both applied together, the results show that the average total time, the average number of patients at the payment process reduces by 6.28 and 63.15 percent respectively

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  • Chanawee Aueprasert & Wuthichai Wongthatsanekorn, 2016. "Application of lean technique for outpatient service time improvement in public hospital of Thailand," Journal of Advances in Technology and Engineering Research, A/Professor Akbar A. Khatibi, vol. 2(6), pages 183-188.
    • Handle: RePEc:apb:jaterr:2016:p:183-188
    DOI: 10.20474/jater-2.6.2
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    1. Amber Iqbal & M. Nasir Bashir & Asna Alam & M. Bilal Asif & Iqra Arshad, 2020. "Implementation of Lean Methodology on the Main Assembly Line of an Automotive Plant to Enhance Productivity," Journal of ICT, Design, Engineering and Technological Science, Juhriyansyah Dalle, vol. 4(1), pages 16-22.

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