Stuff I’m Reading, May 1, 2012

Here are links to some varied articles I've read recently that might be of interest on a number of Lean related topics:

• NFL Draft – Player Names on Jerseys (Lean Blitz) – Chad Walters shares how the NFL got player names on jerseys so quickly for last week's draft
• Chicken Scratches vs. Electronic Prescriptions (NY Times) – Are e-prescriptions five times safer than paper? If so, why don't all MDs adopt it when available in their organization?
• Reading My Mind (CEO blog at NorthBay Healthcare) – A CEO describes how he came around to believe in Lean healthcare
• Made in the USA (blog by president of Forno Bravo) – a small, growing California manufacturer (of a great product, I know first hand) defends himself against competitor smears that his products are made in China
• Apple: why doesn't it employ more US workers? (UK Guardian) – Apple would still make a margin of 46.5% on each iPhone