About this Presentation
This presentation describes three topics. The first topic is how assessment units can significantly improve patient flow when configured and managed in line with TOC principles. The second topic is how assessment units buffer the inpatient / emergency care pathway, introduce a divergent point from which patients can be discharged after a reduced stay, and therefore off-load scarcer, slow-moving in-patient beds. The third topic is how this approach has been practically delivered together with an assessment of the current limitations and the relationship to alternative theory.
What Will You Learn
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Instructor(s)
Roy Stratton
Professor Roy Stratton is an Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Nottingham Trent University and has researched and implemented TOC related developments for over 30 years. He obtained his PhD at Nottingham Trent University and is currently on the Board of Theory of Constraints – International Certification Organization (TOC-ICO). His research is largely case and action research based focusing on flow management in complex environments covering supply chain, project and healthcare. His research appears in the IJOPM, IJPE, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management,