Monthly Archives: April 2006
Need to Error Proof This?
Yahoo! News PhotoA cargo plane in Brazil..... think they'll just punish the person who screwed up or will they error proof it so...
Job Cuts, Morale, and Visual Aids
Ford's salaried job cuts done for now"For now." I'm sure that's encouraging to the survivors at Ford.I got an email from a GM friend...
Leveling Restaurant Traffic
WSJ.com - Dunkin' Donuts Tries to Go Upscale, But Not Too Far
I haven't seen one of these first hand, but the parent company of...
Extending the Life of Equipment
Here's an interesting article on how Chrysler will be selling its manufacturing equipment from the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant to a Russian manufacturer. This...
Wal-Mart to buy MORE from overseas?
WSJ.com - Wal-Mart Sticks With Fast Pace Of Expansion Despite Toll on SalesFrom today's Wall St. Journal:Wal-Mart is striving to bolster its returns by...
Bad "Root Causing" in the ER
globeandmail.com : Vancouver General's ER doctors warn patientsThe problem described in this article is a very common one, regarding "patient flow." When hospitals...
Where do you spend your $?
I'm not anti-Wal-Mart, anti-Starbucks or anything like that. I think people should be free to compete in a fair market, and if Starbucks brews...
Reading “Hardwiring Excellence” by Quint Studer
Hardwiring Excellence by Quint Studer
As I continue my journey in lean healthcare, I'm enjoying the chance to learn about the cultures of healthcare organizations....
Doctor Suspended For THIRD Wrong Surgery
theledger.comTalk about not learning from your mistakes. There are so many simple ways of error proofing surgery, including having procedures in place to...
State Competitiveness
Since Mark has been posting on the woes of the Big 2 automakers based in Michigan, I thought I would share some interesting statistics....
Lean Lessons from History
If lean is about learning, then we must find sources of learning everywhere. One place I look not so much for inspiration but for...
Lean thinking really does work
Times OnlineThanks to Rob, from the UK, for pointing me toward this article. Lean "dull and vaguely unpleasant?" Never! Lean and...
