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Lean-healthcare approach to reduce costs in a sterilization plant based on surgical tray rationalization

Flavio S. FogliattoDepartment of Industrial and Transportation Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Correspondence[email protected]
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Michel J. AnzanelloDepartment of Industrial and Transportation Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4421-7004View further author information
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Leandro M. TonettoGraduate Program in Design, Universidade Do Vale Do Rio Dos Sinos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4403-2085View further author information
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Daniela S. S. SchneiderSterilization Department, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; View further author information
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Ana Maria Muller MagalhãesNursing School, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, BrazilView further author information
Pages 483-495 | Received 09 Oct 2018, Accepted 05 Jul 2019, Published online: 08 Aug 2019

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