Browsing Mechanical Engineering (Scholarly Articles) by Author "Antony, Jiju"
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An evaluation into the limitations and emerging trends of Six Sigma: an empirical study
Antony, Jiju; Sony, Michael; Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta; Farrington, Thomas; Cudney, Elizabeth A. (Emerald, 2018)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the limitations and emerging trends of Six Sigma through an empirical study. Six Sigma is one of the most powerful business process improvement strategies used by numerous ... -
An exploratory study into the use of Lean Six Sigma to reduce medication errors in the Norwegian public healthcare context
Antony, Jiju; Forthun, Shirin Charlotte; Trakulsunti, Yaifa; Farrington, Thomas; McFarlane, Julie; Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary (Emerald, 2019-09-26)Purpose: Medication errors are a significant cause of injury in Norwegian hospitals. The purpose of this study is to explore how Lean Six Sigma has been utilised in the Norwegian public healthcare context to reduce ... -
An exploratory study into the use of lean six sigma to reduce medication errors in the Norwegian public healthcare context
Antony, Jiju; Forthun, Shirin Charlotte; Trakulsunti, Yaifa; Farrington, Thomas; McFarlane, Julie; Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary (Emerald, 2019-07-04)Purpose Medication errors are a significant cause of injury in Norwegian hospitals. The purpose of this study is to explore how Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has been used in the Norwegian public health-care context to reduce ... -
Reducing medication errors using lean six sigma methodology in a Thai hospital: an action research study
Trakulsunti, Yaifa; Antony, Jiju; Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta (Emerald, 2020-05-12)Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the use of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and its associated tools to reduce dispensing errors in an inpatient pharmacy of a teaching hospital in Thailand. Design/me ... -
Reducing pharmacy medication errors using Lean Six Sigma: A Thai hospital case study
Trakulsunti, Yaifa; Antony, Jiju; Edgeman, Rick; Cudney, Beth; Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta (Routledge, 2021-03-02)Hospital medication errors are costly and contribute to patient mortality, morbidity, and decreased health care quality. Errors result from poor systems design more commonly than from healthcare staff performance. As ... -
A study into the reasons for process improvement project failures: results from a pilot survey
Antony, Jiju; Lizarelli, Fabiane Letícia; Fernandes, Marcelo Machado; Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta; McFarlane, Julie (Emerald, 2019-07-22)Purpose Process improvement initiatives, such as Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma, typically have common characteristics that are carried through projects. Whilst a project’s performance is an important determinant of ...