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Quality Assurance for Operating Room Illumination through Lean Six Sigma

Quality Assurance for Operating Room Illumination through Lean Six Sigma

Yucel Ozturkoglu
Department of Logistics Management, Yasar University, Universite Caddesi, No: 37-39, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.

Yigit Kazancoglu
Department of Logistics Management, Yasar University, Universite Caddesi, No: 37-39, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.

Muhittin Sagnak
Department of Information Management, Izmir Kâtip Celebi University, Balatcik Kampusu, 35620, Cigli, Izmir, Turkey.

Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes
Center for Supply Chain Improvement, The University of Derby, Kedleston Road Campus, Derby, DE22 1GB, UK.

DOI https://doi.org/10.33889/IJMEMS.2021.6.3.045

Received on December 09, 2020
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Accepted on February 14, 2021

Abstract

Since every mistake made in the healthcare industry can cause permanent harm or even death, some fundamental requirements should be considered when planning and designing operating rooms. Lighting is one of the most important ergonomic factors, especially for operating rooms. This paper investigates the integration of the lean approach and six sigma in measuring the efficiency of LED technology, which can also be regarded as a factor affecting the operating room efficiency. Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and Gage Control methods were applied to determine measurement variability in operating room illumination measurement process. Repeatability and reproducibility (%R&R) was found 12.89%. After calibration, %R&R value was found 8.21%, which implies that calibration helped reduce variability.

Keywords- Operating rooms, Lighting, Lean approach, Six sigma, Measurement system analysis, Gage control.

Citation

Ozturkoglu, Y., Kazancoglu, Y., Sagnak, M., & Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2021). Quality Assurance for Operating Room Illumination through Lean Six Sigma. International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, 6(3), 752-770. https://doi.org/10.33889/IJMEMS.2021.6.3.045.