Monthly Archives: July 2010
Jim Womack: “Tipping Point” for Lean Healthcare?
I'm still catching up on things I wanted to blog about related to our Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit that we held June 9 and...
UK Government Wants Lean and Six Sigma or Just Cost Cutting?
I guess I have a burr in my saddle this week, being Independence Day and all, since I'm commenting on something from the UK...
Come on, WSJ, Why Drag “Lean” Into It?
While I was on vacation, the news (the BBC World Service, mainly) focused quite a lot on the BP oil spill in the gulf,...
This Yahoo Check Makes Zero Cents
This is a cliche' of bad process and bad information systems, but I actually received a paper check in the mail from Yahoo! for...
LeanBlog Podcast #93 – Jim Hearn on Lean to Improve Patient Care in NHS...
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Episode #93 is a discussion with Jim Hearn, the Head of Lean and Six Sigma at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust. This discussion...
Lean Healthcare Perceptions Survey for UK PhD Student
Steven Bradt, a graduate student at the University of Manchester business school in the UK, is conducting PhD research and has this online survey,...
Back from Vacation (Mostly)
I'm back from vacation. My mind is still somewhat there after a full two weeks' away, the longest vacation I've ever taken. It's tough...
