Expertise: Application of Lean, Advanced Analytics & Systems Engineering

Along with theory-driven management solutions, we utilize the proven ideas found in Systems Engineering to design and manage complex systems for our clients. For example, we extensively use AS-IS and TO-BE process maps that directly link to organizational goals (see Process Maps section). We build models of complex systems to test alternatives before attempting to apply such solutions in an organization.

Dilts DM, Zell A, Orwoll E (2015) “A Novel Approach to Measuring Efficiency of Scientific Research Projects: Data Envelopment Analysis.” Clinical and Translational Science. 8(5):495-501. PMID:26243147

Xie Bin, Dilts DM and Shor, M (2006) “The Physician-Patient Relationship: The Impact of Patient-Obtained Medical Information,” Health Econ, 15(8): 813-833. PMID: 16550612

Khamalah J, Dilts DM, and Plotkin AD, (1995) “Using Cluster Analysis For Medical Resource Decision Making,” Medical Decision Making, 15(4, Oct-Dec): 333-347. PMID: 8544677

Other Work Related to Application of Lean, Advanced Analytics & Systems Engineering

1. Dilts DM, Zell A, Orwoll E (2015) “A Novel Approach to Measuring Efficiency of Scientific Research Projects: Data Envelopment Analysis.” Clinical and Translational Science. 8(5):495-501. PMID:26243147
2. Dilts DM, Rosenblum D, and Trochim WM, (2012) “A Virtual National Laboratory for Re-Engineering Clinical and Translational Science,” Science Translational Medicine, 4(118) 118cm2. PMID:22277966.
3. Cheng S, Dietrich M, Dilts DM (2010) “A Sense of Urgency: Evaluating the Link Between Clinical Trial Development Time and the Accrual Performance of CTEP-Sponsored Studies,” Clin Cancer Res, 16(22): 5557-63. PMID:21062929
4. Xie Bin, Dilts DM and Shor, M (2006) “The Physician-Patient Relationship: The Impact of Patient-Obtained Medical Information,” Health Econ, 15(8): 813-833. PMID: 16550612
5. Dilts DM and Khamalah J (1999) “A comparison of ordinal analysis techniques in medical resource usage research,” Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics. (http://www.elsevier.com/cas/tree/store/ disc/sub/endm/store/disc2/disc2005.ps) (invited), 2: 51-68
6. Khamalah J, Dilts DM, and Plotkin AD, (1995) “Using Cluster Analysis For Medical Resource Decision Making,” Medical Decision Making, 15(4, Oct-Dec): 333-347. PMID: 8544677
7. Wu W, and Dilts DM (1992) “Integrating Diverse CIM Data Bases: The Role of Natural Language Interface,” IEEE Trans on Systems, Man, & Cybernetics, 22(6): 1331-47.
8. Dilts DM and Wu W, (1991) “Using Knowledge-Based Technology to Integrate CIM Databases,” IEEE Trans on Knowledge & Data Engineering, 3(2): 237-45.
9. Dilts DM, Boyd N, and Whorms H, (1991) “The Evolution of Control Architectures for Automated Manufacturing Systems,” J of Manufacturing Systems, 10(1): 79-93.
10. Ferranti, L, Cheng S, and Dilts DM (2010) “On Baseball, Medical Decision Making and Innumeracy,” Chapter 18 in Decision Making Wiley, (editors: P Nutt and D Wilson).
11. Ferranti L. TPHA East and Middle Grand Region Meeting, “Using LEAN in HealthCare Interactive Setting”. (2013)
12. Ferranti L. TPHA West Grand Region Meeting LEAN Principles (2013)