Monthly Archives: October 2009
LeanBlog Podcast #77 – Bob Emiliani, Principles of Mass and Flow Production
A returning guest (episodes #30, #38, and #48), Bob Emiliani is again featured in episode #77 of the LeanBlog Podcast.
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Today, we talk about...
Hotels Give “Lean” a Bad Name??
Housekeepers' Giant "Hope Quilt" Puts Hotel Job Injuries in Spotlight | Labor Notes
Articles like this are incredibly frustrating to see. It makes me think...
Pittsburgh Area Hospital Transforms its E.D. with Lean
Toyota model transforms St. Clair Hospital ER - Manufacturing principles meet medical careHere's a nice overview of a Pittsburgh area hospital's Lean efforts in...
Like Lean: Solving Health Care Problems By Design
Solving Health Care Problems By Design : NPRThanks to Andrew B. for passing this along - audio and web text from NPR with some...
Lean Methods for Aerospace and Healthcare in Ontario
Article - How Toyota builds carsHere's an article from Canada about how Toyota (an automaker) manages to be influential to Bombardier (maker of planes)...
Change from Inside or Outside of the System
Last week, I tweeted a quote that's supposedly from Dr. W. Edwards Deming. I can only find one other online reference... does this sound...
LeanBlog Podcast #76 – Dr. David Jaques, Lean in Surgical Services
Episode #76 is a discussion with Dr. David Jaques, VP of Surgical Services at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.
In this podcast, Dr. Jaques...
Exec from Seattle Children’s on Lean Healthcare in the Washington Post
Patrick Hagan: Waste Not, Want Not: The Key to Reducing Costs - washingtonpost.comHere is an outstanding piece from the President & Chief Operating Officer...
Q&A with Adam Zak on Lean Leadership
BioTechnology Supply Chain Conference - interview with speaker Adam Zak | LeanConnectionsI'm reposting parts of this with permission of Adam Zak, a regular contributor...
RN Doesn’t Follow Standardized Work, Exposes Patients to Risk of Disease
Broward General nurse possibly exposed patients to risk - South Florida - MiamiHerald.com
Story and nurse discussion here
A number of you (thanks!) sent me this...
“No Blame” Doesn’t Mean “No Accountability”
Wachter's World : Physician Accountability for Violation of Safety Rules: The Time For Excuses Has Passed
I think Bob Wachter has it completely right in...
Lean at Windsor’s Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital
Here is a video from Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital (HDGH) in Windsor, Ontario Canada about their Lean effort, the video is part of their main...
