
Eliminating the “Fix-it Factory”
Many studies show that all organizations operate with from 25-50% of their activity dedicated to fixing mistakes created by other parts of the organization. This is what is called the “Fix-it Factory” in Lean literature and it represents a total waste of time and money. Health care is no different and many non-safety critical processes run at the high end of this range. It is discouraging to see so many…