Aplicación de Lean Manufacturing en el sector sanitario.: Un análisis bibliométrico

The present research performs a bibliometric exercise of the literature on Lean Manufacturing applied in the health sector. For this purpose, the systematic review method proposed by Denyer and Tranfield (2009) is used, which consists of identifying and formulating the research question, locating the literature, selection criteria and evaluation of the studies, analyzing and synthesizing the information, presentation and reporting of the research results in a study timeline of no more than 10 years. Databases such as PubMed for scientific articles and Google Scholar for books were considered. This database was used because the research is a pioneer in the study of the phenomenon and therefore, free access to information through both databases guaranteed access, development and analysis of the scientific production. The results of the bibliometric analysis established a total of 298 articles in PubMed and 46 books in Google Scholar, analyzed according to three criteria: number of articles and books published per year, country of origin and type of document. A growth trend was shown in research on Lean Manufacturing located in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. On the other hand, the research revealed that Lean manufacturing is not limited only to the industrial sector, as research in the health area was identified.