Tag: 5S

Visiting Two Japanese Hospitals with an Eye for Lean; I Can’t...

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In November 2012, I had the opportunity to visit Japan for the first time as part of a Lean healthcare study mission. It was...

5S Gone Wild at the North American International Auto Show in...

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I had a chance, on Tuesday, to attend what's often informally called the "Detroit Auto Show" (or the NAIAS, formally). As a kid, I...

A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing – 5S & #Lean

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I read this valid complaint from somebody on a LinkedIn group.... it led to a "facepalm" that I managed to catch on camera: I interviewed with...

10 (Actually, 20) of the Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts in 2013

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Thanks everybody for reading my blog in 2013! I appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to read and participate in the...

The Evolution of ‘Lean Production’: Reflecting on 25 Years Since the...

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tl;dr: In this post, Mark reflects on the 25th anniversary of the term "Lean Production," delving into the original article that coined it. He...

Guest Post: The Ultimate Lean Thinker’s Phone – the iPhone “5S”

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Hi, this is Dr. Les Muda, the world's first (and only) Lean healthcare comedian, taking over Mark's blog today for a guest post about...

Video: Influencing Hand Hygiene Behaviors

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A friend shared this fun video about how to influence hand washing behavior amongst a group of 12 kids. As the introduction points out,...

Service and Quality Start with Who?

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A Lean thinking friend's wife had emergency surgery (she is going to be fine) and my friend sent some pictures of Lean-related things he...

Some Recent Interviews on Lean Healthcare & Kaizen

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I was fortunate to have three interviews published in the past week, where I was talking about Lean Healthcare and Kaizen, so I thought...

Waste & #Lean in Healthcare: 5S-ing the Deck Chairs on the...

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If we're doing trivial Lean projects without addressing patient harm or patient waiting times, we run the risk of "5S-ing the deck chairs on the Titanic"...

The 9th Type of #Lean Waste – Tape?

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I was preparing for the Gemba Academy webinar that I'm doing next Tuesday (you can still sign up) on:  Stories about the Eight Types of...

Toyota’s Respect for People Principle: The Heart of Lean Thinking and...

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tl;dr: In this post, Mark explores Toyota's principle of "Respect for People" within the context of Lean methodologies. He delves into how this principle...