Monthly Archives: April 2006

Lean Healthcare DVD

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Good News: How Hospitals Heal ThemselvesI purchased and watched this DVD, very worthwhile, even for the $75. You might luck out and see...

Materials 5S at a Hotel

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As I was walking past a housekeeping storage room at a hotel, I couldn't help but notice that the storage locations were marked on...

Overcrowded ER killing patients

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Vancouver SunThe doctors are complaining publicly in Vancouver. It's a sad situation and I hate to nit pick or criticize."At least once daily,...

Waddell has the Grade Book Out

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Evolving Excellence: The Grades Are PostedThis time, just a simple link to Bill's blog posting. I wish I had the time to put...

Bad American Influence on Toyota?

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Evolving Excellence: If You Can't Beat 'Em, Drag 'Em Down To Your LevelI thought of Bill Waddell when I read this article in the...

Process does NOT restrict creativity

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Seth Godin's blog talks about why people hate process. He is, rightly so, challenging people's apparently inherent fear of process. Of course, without process,...

Suggestion Programs

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Some people have said that the pinnacle of lean programs is an effective suggestion program, whether its called quick and easy kaizen or an...

TSA Queueing and Skewed Incentives

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If you're not a traveler, I apologize for my travel focus lately, but let's see if there are still some lean lessons to be...

Bigger Airline Batches?

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Airbus denies report it has plans for standing room on jets - Apr. 25, 2006Ugh, is Airbus really investigating the idea of almost 900...

Error Proofing Runways

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USATODAY.com - Runway safety system has pilots seeing redThis counts as "everyday lean" if you fly a lot like I do. A...

Is Merck Getting Lean Right This Time?

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WILSONDAILY.COM: Merck tests method for better outputHere is an article about the first Merck site to implement lean. I've harshly criticized Merck's announced lean...

Toyota plan aids U of I hospital efficiency

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DesMoinesRegister.comMore good lean news coming out of Iowa, this time in the "lean healthcare" world there. University Hospitals is among at least a dozen...