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 3 Total cost of Lean implementation in Saskatchewan (2012–2014)

		Cost in millions CAD$
Lean activities	Numbers of events [1]	Low	Average	High
RPIWs	201	6.44	7.13	7.88
5S	80	0.81	0.89	0.96
Kaizen basic workshops	565	4.80	5.28	5.79
Mistake proofing projects	50	2.12	2.34	2.58
North American tour	17	1.20	1.31	1.43
Kanban	33	0.70	0.78	0.86
Total for Lean events above	-	16.07	17.73	19.50
Consulting fees (JBA contract)	-	19.56	19.56	19.56
Cost of new hires at KPOs/KOTs	-	8.64	9.60	10.56
Total for 2 years		44.27	46.89	49.62

Source: Provincial Kaizen Tracker database for the Lean events [23], and our computations for cost estimates

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