Tag: Flow

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: July 14th, 2023

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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Subscribe to get...

Maybe “Just in Time” (JIT) Should Be Called “Short Lead Time”...

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This is the starting point for a blog post that I should expand on... after posting these initial thought fragments on LinkedIn. JIT might have...

Making Defects Visible at Krispy Kreme, Healthcare, and Elsewhere

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Here is a photo that I took a few years ago at a Krispy Kreme store. For health reasons, I don't go there very...

Podcast #340 – @JoyFurnival, Lean in NHS England

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Joining me for Episode #340 of the podcast is Dr. Joy Furnival CEng MIET, an experienced senior NHS manager, improvement leader, and chartered engineer....

Podcast #339 – Charlie Protzman, “Lean BASICS”

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Joining me for Episode #339 of the podcast is Charles Protzman, author of a great number of Lean healthcare books. Today, we are talking...

#TBT: Posts from Julys Past

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I'm going to be away from the blog (and Twitter) through July 13, but here are some blog posts from Julys of years past. 2015: See...

See How a British Psychiatrist is Using LEGO Videos to Explain...

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A collection of creative videos was recently brought to my attention and I'd like to share them here. They are created by Dr. Mark...

A Tale of Two Clinics – What I Wish My Primary...

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In American healthcare, there's a growing gap between hospitals and clinics that are being innovative and those who are stuck in the "way it's...

What Does #Lean Flow Look Like in Healthcare? Check Out These...

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It's easy for people to think that Lean is about cost-cutting. That would be wrong, but many people associate Lean with cost cutting. Cost cutting...

Unraveling the Mystery of Flow, Push, and Pull in Hospital Operations...

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tl;dr: In this post, Mark examines the concepts of "Flow," "Push," and "Pull" within the context of hospital operations. Drawing from Lean principles, he...

Reader Question: Determining & Meeting Hospital Department Demand

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Here is another question emailed to me by a reader, so I'm answering it here (with the reader's permission and removing any identifying details): The...

Guest Post: Book Chapter on VIBCO and “Captain Karl”

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Mark's note: Today's guest post is an excerpt from the book Remarkable by Toby LaVigne. Toby's bio can be found at the bottom of this...