Monthly Archives: May 2010

A Lean Healthcare Intro Video

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A few weeks back, I was given the chance to preview a Lean Healthcare intro video from a Wisconsin firm called Optima. The video...

Notes from Dr. Brent James Teaching at the Shingo Prize Conference – The MD...

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At last week's Shingo Prize conference, I was very excited to meet Dr. Stephen Covey (my podcast is here), but I was just as...

Passport “Processing Time” or Waiting Time?

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I recently heard this on a cable news channel that was blaring in the airport: "The current passport processing time is 3 to 6 weeks"....

New Book Gives Negative Review to Performance Reviews

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Hat tip to the WSJ for their review of the new book Get Rid of the Performance Review!: How Companies Can Stop Intimidating, Start...

Lean Blog Podcast #91 – Interview with Dr. Stephen Covey on Respect for People,...

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Listen: Episode #91 is a very special one-on-one conversation that I had with Dr. Stephen Covey, recorded at the Shingo Prize Conference in Salt Lake...

Saturday Fun: Social Media on “The Office”

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I know this is a blog about Lean, but if you're reading this, you might be somewhat hip to social media. That's such a...

Big News: Toyota and Tesla to Build Cars at NUMMI

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Surprising news today from California... from the WSJ. Toyota and Tesla are partnering up! Tesla Motors Inc. said it is partnering with Toyota Motors Inc....

Lean Blog Podcast #90 – Tim Turner on Toyota Kentucky (TMMK) and the Book...

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Podcast #90 features Tim Turner, a team leader at Toyota's factory in Georgetown Kentucky (aka TMMK or Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky). He is the...

Highlights from Shingo Prize Conference, Day 1

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I'm here at the Shingo Prize conference for the second year in a row. Lots of good networking and talks/panels. I'll share a few...

Ships Passing in the Night – China Builds U.S. Factories

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In an era where it was a "no brainer" to move factories to China, chasing cheap labor, the Lean world has often spoken out...

Error Proofing the Hotel TV

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Error proofing (aka "poka yoke" or mistake proofing) is such a powerful Lean method. Some people, unfortunately, think that Lean is only about speed...

A Glimpse into a “3P” Lean Space Design Process

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Paul Levy has shared some photos and a video, from Boston's Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center, that gives a glimpse into the design of...