Purpose: This paper aims to outline the barriers in introducing Lean in health care and to asses which of these have a greater impact in the Uruguayan health-care sector. Design/methodology/approach: To uncover the barriers hindering Lean health-care implementation, a literature review was...

Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of traditional teaching and active learning methods in lean management (LM) on the development of both soft and hard skills. Design/methodology/approach Through a longitudinal study, team members from two different organisations (the...