Here is LeanBlog Podcast #4, again featuring Dr. Jeffrey Liker, My guest for episode #4 of the Lean Blog Podcast is Dr. Jeffrey Liker, professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. This is part two of our conversation, and the focus shifts to lean healthcare: value stream mapping at the University of Michigan Hospital, Toyota Memorial Hospital’s own effort to apply TPS in Japan, and why the andon system’s real value … Continue reading Jeffrey Liker on Lean Healthcare and the Toyota Production System in Hospitals