Tag: Netherlands

Interview with Arnout Orelio on Lean Thinking in Healthcare: The Netherlands...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #479 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Arnout Orelio, a returning...

Podcast #327 – Marc Rouppe van der Voort, Lean in Dutch...

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My guest for Episode #327 of the podcast is Marc Rouppe van der Voort, Ph.D., who is joining me from Utrecht in the Netherlands....

“Lean Koffie” in The Netherlands; Smells & Tastes the Same as...

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Back in September, I wrote about our most recent "Lean Coffee" gathering in San Antonio, where people from different healthcare organizations talked about their...

A Week in The Netherlands

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This week, I'll be in The Netherlands for the first time since my visit in 2009. I was invited that first time by Marc...

Guest Post: How Standardized Does a Kaizen Process Need to Be?

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Mark's Note: Today's post is by a colleague from The Netherlands, Erwin Haas. Erwin is a leader in a Dutch consulting firm, NextChange, a...

Management Improvement Carnival #197: Lean & Deming

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Again, I'm very happy to host the Carnival for  John Hunter  and his  Curious Cat management improvement blog. My job here is to share...

“Loving Care” for Patients Doesn’t Have to Wait for Valentine’s Day

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Today is Valentine's Day, so this blog post should give you a few hours' warning to buy a "just in time" gift for your...

Guest Post: Kaizen and Passion

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Mark's note: Today's guest post is from a friend of mine from The Netherlands. I had a chance to visit Marc and his hospital...

Guest Post: Healthcare Kaizen in The Netherlands

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Mark's note: Thanks to Freek Dekker for this guest post. I met Freek at last year's Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, as he was part...

Management Improvement Carnival #111

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Again, I'm very happy to host the Carnival for  John Hunter and his  Curious Cat blog. My job here is to share some noteworthy...

Lean is “Loving Care”? Lean IS Loving Care… Or Should Be

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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...

I Sometimes Sort of Hate My Book’s Title, I Think

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Another interesting discussion that came up during my trip to The Netherlands... my book's title: Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction (see...