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Table 2 Average cost for selected Lean activities (in CAD$)

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

 

RPIW

5S

Kaizen basics workshop

Mistake proofing

NAT

Kanban

Participants’ time cost

29,361

10,206

8304

45,676

42,735

22,999

Physician remuneration

2909

587

484

n/a

n/a

n/a

Patient/Family representative honorariums

721

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Printing/supplies

200

100

100

n/a

n/a

n/a

Travel/accommodation

1500

n/a

150

n/a

27,920

n/a

Per-diems

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

6120

n/a

Overtime compensations

800

272

299

1016

152

676

Total

$35,491

$11,165

$9337

$46,692

$76,927

$23,675

  1. Source: Our own computations
  2. n/a stands for not applicable