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
p.s. 4 new charity auctions start tonight (check out the existing ones here)
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[…] Draft’s first round on Thursday. Thanks to Mark Graban for sharing a link to the post in his “Stuff I’m Reading” list and to Paul Lukas of Uni-Watch for linking to the post as well (third link in the Uni-Watch News […]