Monthly Archives: March 2008
A Virtual Japan Lean Tour
I know a lot of you also read Ron Pereira's Lean Six Sigma Academy blog, but I wanted to make sure you see his...
Dallas Lean Networking
Some of you might remember me advertising a "Lean Lunch" gathering here in the Dallas area. Well, we had that yesterday, with some great...
The Waste of Handwritten Notes
Nurse + Blog = PixelRN: 16% of the US economy runs on scrawly, handwritten notes.PixelRN is a blog written by a nurse (who is...
Lean *is* About Quality, Folks
Time for a low-carb Lean Six Sigma?:Stuff like this irritates me to no end:"Lean Manufacturing has us analyzing process flow and delay times at...
A Lean Nursing Example in New Zealand
Hospital's shake-up gives nurses more timeHere's a nice news article about the use of Lean in a hospital in New Zealand (hat tip to...
Learning from Restaurants
Cutback Cuisine - WSJ.com:If you're a regular reader, you know I like to try to draw from non-traditional sources and industries. This article from...
A Virtual Toy Drive for Children’s Hospitals
I am currently doing some Lean coaching and implementation work in the radiology department of a large children's hospital. One thing I have discovered...
Reader Question: Model Lines
I received a question from a reader that was also addressed on the Daily Kaizen blog and Gemba Panta Rei. This question is from...
Bob Emiliani on Practical Lean Leadership – LeanBlog Podcast #38
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #38, our guest today is Bob Emiliani, the author of Practical Lean Leadership: A Strategic Leadership Guide For Executives. It's...
Clearing Out the LeanBlog Backlog
Sometimes, I have a collection of news stories or links that I either don't have time to blog about, assume you don't have time...
K-12 Lean
Lean is very prevalent in manufacturing because manufacturing needs so much help. Jobs are being lost and profits and struggling, and so lean is...
John Boyd, Lean Fighter Pilot Part II
Harry Hillaker--Father of the F-16
Toyota's Value Innovation: The Art of Tension
Mark has written before about "Everyday Lean", those little examples of error-proofing or kanban...
