LinkedIn: Answers A good friend of the blog, Bryan Lund, asked this question on LinkedIn.com, you can go there via this link or share your answer here via the blog comments (reprinted with Bryan’s permission): How important is the past…
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From the Association for Manufacturing Excellence, of which I’m a proud member. I wish my schedule allowed me to attend this event: LEAN IN HEALTHCARE ON DISPLAY AT AME WORKSHOP FEATURING THEDACARE Neenah, Wisconsin, August 21, 2007 – Those interested…
The Middle Seat – WSJ.com: Here’s an example of the every day use of the word “lean” that, unfortunately, means just about the exact opposite of what we mean with “Lean Manufacturing” or the Toyota Production System: “Just like airport…
Blame — Article by Mary Poppendieck Here’s a nice article by Mary Poppendieck, who is known for her work with Lean software development (including the book Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash) Mary writes on the history of…
From today’s USA Today, on the heels of the recent bad quality from China news, which includes: Baby bibs with lead found at Wal-Mart Tainted seafood “Chemical pajamas” Anyway, click on the cartoon for a larger view. Maybe we need…
Small Jets, More Trips Worsen Airport Delays – AOL Money & Finance Here’s a free version of an article that originally appeared in the WSJ last week. Going back to the book Lean Thinking, Womack and Jones talked about their…
Part Shortages Mean Even Longer Delays First, as a refresher course, here’s my take on why Dell is not a Toyota Production System company. The article I linked to above blames “Lean” for part shortages in the laptop industry, this…
Political Affairs Magazine – High-tech Capitalism and the Class Struggle: You might not want to click on the above link if you don’t want to risk a “cookie” on your computer from a communist publication. I’m not throwing the word…
Clinton gets close-up glimpse of nurse’s life – USATODAY.com It’s probably all just political posturing, but Hillary Clinton recently spent two hours shadowing and observing a nurse at a hospital in Nevada. The New York senator spent more than two…
CIO Magazine Article Hat tip to Curious Cat for finding this and blogging about it first. I couldn’t resist chiming in. The author brings up the old Deming philosophy approach that you can’t really motivate people, you can only demotivate…
John Toussaint, M.D. – Profile From the University of Iowa alumni site, here’s a nice Q&A with one of the leading advocates for Lean in healthcare, Dr. John Toussaint, CEO of ThedaCare, which is mentioned often here on the Lean…