An economic analysis of a system wide Lean approach: cost estimations for the implementation of Lean in the Saskatchewan healthcare system for 2012–2014

Table 1 Time commitment and roles of participants in a typical Lean activity (hours per event)

	RPIW	5S	Kaizen basics workshops	Mistake proofing	Kanban
Team leader	112.5	37.5	-	120	90
Sub-team leader	103.1	37.5	-	120	90
KPO support	159.4	37.5	7.5	-	75
Lean leader participant	45.7	1.0	-	-	-
Physician	15.5	3.1	3.2	-	-
Patient representative	40.1	-	-	-	-
Other participants	156.5	99.0	225	562	279
Total
Hours	632.8	215.6	235.7	802	534
Work days	84	29	31	107	71

Source: Our own computations using the project forms for the corresponding Lean events [23]. These estimates were computed based on the implementation of the activities in the 2012–2014 period

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