User profiles for Sharon J Williams
sharon williamsProfessor Healthcare Operations Management, Swansea University Verified email at swansea.ac.uk Cited by 2152 |
Lean implementation within SMEs: a literature review
Purpose – Lean business ideology has been one of the recent dominant research areas in
operations management. However, there is a dearth of research focusing on Lean in small- …
operations management. However, there is a dearth of research focusing on Lean in small- …
How did the publication of the book The Machine That Changed The World change management thinking? Exploring 25 years of lean literature
D Samuel, P Found, SJ Williams - International Journal of Operations …, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to take a critical, analytical approach to explore the
growth and spread of Lean through the academic and practitioner community over the last 25 …
growth and spread of Lean through the academic and practitioner community over the last 25 …
The emergence of value chain thinking
…, P Piboonrungroj, SJ Williams - … Journal of value …, 2017 - inderscienceonline.com
The concept value chain has been promoted by Porter for more than three decades. A value
chain represents a chain of activities that an organisation performs to deliver a valuable …
chain represents a chain of activities that an organisation performs to deliver a valuable …
[HTML][HTML] What have we learnt about the sourcing of personal protective equipment during pandemics? Leadership and management in healthcare supply chain …
S Best, SJ Williams - Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic there have been much publicised
shortages in Personal Protective Equipment for frontline health care workers, from masks to …
shortages in Personal Protective Equipment for frontline health care workers, from masks to …
Making sense of leadership development: Developing a community of education leaders
C McCauley-Smith, SJ Williams, AC Gillon… - Studies in Higher …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In education literature there is a distinct lack of scholarly work on issues of leadership other
than on functional leadership at lower levels or high-level individual leadership activity which …
than on functional leadership at lower levels or high-level individual leadership activity which …
Methodology challenges associated with benchmarking healthcare supply chains
It is vital that auditing tools used by researchers and managers yield valid assessments and
meaningful comparisons irrespective of the organisational setting. The Quick Scan Audit …
meaningful comparisons irrespective of the organisational setting. The Quick Scan Audit …
Managing and developing suppliers: can SCM be adopted by SMES?
SJ Williams - International Journal of Production Research, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the research is to investigate whether it is possible for the smaller organization to
undertake supplier development activities. A review of the literature identifies that the …
undertake supplier development activities. A review of the literature identifies that the …
[BOOK][B] Improving healthcare operations: the application of lean, agile and leagility in care pathway design
SJ Williams - 2017 - books.google.com
This book examines the design of two care pathways to establish how key principles associated
with systems thinking, quality improvement, and supply chain management can improve …
with systems thinking, quality improvement, and supply chain management can improve …
Healthcare quality improvement–policy implications and practicalities
AE Esain, SJ Williams, S Gakhal, L Caley… - International Journal of …, 2012 - emerald.com
Background National Health Service Modernisation Agency staff working with Paul Walley,
Warwick Business School, popularised the term Clinical Systems Improvement (CSI)(Rogers …
Warwick Business School, popularised the term Clinical Systems Improvement (CSI)(Rogers …
Moving from service to sustainable services: a healthcare case study
SJ Williams, ZJ Radnor - International journal of productivity and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Worldwide, healthcare systems struggle to sustain the delivery of services at a time
of increasing demand, limited resources and growing expectations from users, coupled with …
of increasing demand, limited resources and growing expectations from users, coupled with …