John K McCreery

Works (8)

Updated: April 5th, 2024 01:28

2016 journal article

Integrating Lean Exploration Loops Into Healthcare Facility Design: Programming Phase

HERD-HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS RESEARCH & DESIGN JOURNAL, 10(3), 116–130.

By: K. Johnson*, L. Mazur *, J. Chadwick*, P. Pooya n, A. Amos & J. McCreery n

author keywords: hospital; Lean; surgical centers; case study; participatory design
MeSH headings : Academic Medical Centers; Efficiency, Organizational; Elevators and Escalators; Hospital Design and Construction / methods; Humans; Operating Rooms / organization & administration
TL;DR: Lean tools and methods are found to be of most value during programming phase when focused on the high-level operational and design issues to help establish buy-in and consensus among stakeholders, while acknowledging that there is often not enough design detail to perform accurate analysis. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2012 journal article

Facilitating Lean Learning and Behaviors in Hospitals During the Early Stages of Lean Implementation

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 24(1), 11–22.

By: L. Mazur n, J. McCreery n & L. Rothenberg n 

Contributors: L. Mazur n, J. McCreery n & L. Rothenberg n 

author keywords: Lean; Healthcare; Individual Learning; Organizational Learning
TL;DR: Examination of the implementation process of the lean methodology designed to drive continuous improvement in three rural hospitals, focusing on healthcare professionals involved in the effort as lean participants, provides insights and recommendations for facilitating lean thinking and behaviors during the first years of lean program implementation. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2012 journal article

Quality Improvement in Hospitals: Identifying and Understanding Behaviors

JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING, 3(4), 621–647.

By: L. Mazur *, J. McCreery n & S. Chen *

author keywords: quality improvement; patient safety; behavior change
TL;DR: Using single-loop and double-loop learning theory as a foundation, five key behaviors related to process improvement are identified and a set of force field diagrams is developed to structure and organize possible factors that are important to consider when attempting to change improvement behaviors. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2007 journal article

Business strategies and manufacturing decisions - An empirical examination of linkages

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, 27(9-10), 951–973.

By: P. Ward*, J. McCreery n & G. Anand *

author keywords: management strategy; strategic manufacturing; United States of America
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2004 journal article

Performance implications of assembly work teams

JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, 22(4), 387–412.

By: J. McCreery n, L. Krajewski*, G. Leong * & P. Ward*

author keywords: workforce flexibility; workforce management; work teams; learning
TL;DR: The results indicate that the value of workforce flexibility is contingent upon characteristics of the operating environment, and the overall implication is that more worker flexibility does not always yield improved system performance. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2001 journal article

A longitudinal study of the impact of market requirements focus on manufacturing performance

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, 39(14), 3237–3252.

By: C. Bozarth* & J. McCreery*

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1999 journal article

Improving performance using workforce flexibility in an assembly environment with learning and forgetting effects

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, 37(9), 2031–2058.

By: J. McCreery* & L. Krajewski

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1998 journal article

Competitive priorities in operations management

DECISION SCIENCES, 29(4), 1035–1046.

By: P. Ward*, J. McCreery n, L. Ritzman* & D. Sharma*

TL;DR: Comparisons between pairs of informants representing the same business indicate that the perceptual measures of competitive priorities are as reliable as point estimates of routine, seemingly objective information. (via Semantic Scholar)
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