Monthly Archives: July 2022

Lean Whiskey #34: Crazy Ideas, From Shipping Flowers to Crab Whiskey

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Listen: Here is the episode if you want to stream the audio: In Episode 34, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh begin by belatedly celebrating the 3rd...

Alan Robinson on Continuous Improvement for All and Practical Innovation in Government

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #451 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dr. Alan G. Robinson....

Torbjorn Netland, PhD on Company Production Systems, Lean & Technology, and More

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #450 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Professor Torbjorn Netland, Ph.D....

Lean Healthcare Means Having the Right Staffing Levels for Safety, Quality, and the Best...

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I was prompted today to think about an excerpt from my book Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Engagement: "In many hospital settings,...

When Companies Don’t Learn From “The Beer Game,” Inventory Stock-Outs Turn to Pile-Ups

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You're a retailing or manufacturing executive who hasn't heard of MIT's "Beer Game" management simulator? Then you're probably swimming in a lot of excess inventory. If...