A TOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS BY INTEGRATING CONSIDERATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE AND JOB CONTENT

Paper in proceeding, 2010

The aim of the present investigation was therefore to modify the key Lean process tool Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to a tool simultaneously considering musculoskeletal and mental health issues (‘Ergo-VSM’) to facilitate the development of sustainable systems. The tool has shown to act as a strong catalyst in the process of developing solutions along the line of increased sustainability