Monthly Archives: January 2010
Akron Children’s Hospital Embraces Lean
Here is an article that discusses the adoption of Lean methods at Akron Children's Hospital ("Hospital embraces lean strategies of manufacturing").
The article spells out...
The Impact of Toyota’s Quality Problems on “Lean Healthcare”?
As I'm traveling back from Sweden today, I think I'll be catching up on the web reaction to Toyota's major quality problems and recalls....
LeanBlog Podcast #83 – CEO Jim D’Addario on Lean Manufacturing Saving & Creating Jobs...
Podcast #83 is an in-depth conversation with Jim D'Addario, the CEO of D'Addario, Inc., a manufacturer of guitar strings, drum heads, and other musical...
Guest Post: What Do You Do When…
Mark's note: I've known Bruce Baker for a few years as a thoughtful commenter here on the Lean Blog. I was thrilled when he...
Lean in Sweden: Tools < Thinking
I had an incredible visit to a hospital in Stockholm yesterday, to walk the "gemba" (the actual workplace) to see their lean improvement...
“Strategy Deployment” Online Video Education from John Toussaint
One project I'm involved with at the LEI is an online video education event on the topic of "strategy deployment," confusing known also as...
Lean Healthcare Overview Video from Americans in Sweden
As I'm currently in Sweden, I was reminded of this video I found recently featuring John Black, a lean healthcare consultant and author who...
Guest Post: A3 = “Drive”
Dan Pink's new book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, has been getting a lot of press recently, and deservedly so. He demonstrates...
Lean is “Loving Care”? Lean IS Loving Care… Or Should Be
As you read this, I'll have just arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, where I have the honor of being the guest of UniLabs, a European...
Video No Longer Available
Sorry, the hospital had reconsidered and they asked me to take the video down. I'm sorry for any inconvenience.
Data vs. Facts, Illustrated
Two expressions get used often in the lean world, one from Dr. W. Edwards Deming and one from Toyota's Taiichi Ohno. Dr. Deming was...
Lean: Letting our human characteristics flourish…
Yesterday, I was in the first day of two for John Shook's "Managing to Learn" class about A3 management here at the Lean Enterprise...
