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Cleaning out the Backlog: 3P in the NHS, “Secret” HAI Weapons, MRI…

Mark Graban Apr 29, 2015 0
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As I sometimes do, I'm going to close out a bunch of browser tabs (which makes my Mac run faster) and I'll do that…

Cleaning out the Backlog: Krafcik, Email, Lincoln, Leadership, Humility, Patient…

Mark Graban Jun 9, 2014 0
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As I sometimes do, I'm going to close out a bunch of browser tabs and share some articles that caught my eye…

Cleaning Out the Lean Blog Backlog, Redux

Mark Graban Aug 14, 2009 1
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It's a not-so-regular feature, but it's time to clean up the Lean Blog Backlog (say that 10 times fast), the…

Cleaning up the LeanBlog Backlog

Mark Graban Apr 24, 2008 0
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Time is short for a full post, so here's an effort to clean out the backlog and to give you some links to check…

Cleaning Out the LeanBlog Backlog – March 27

Mark Graban Mar 27, 2008 0
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Sometimes, I have a collection of news stories or links that I either don't have time to blog about, assume you…

Cleaning out the Lean Blog Backlog

Mark Graban May 15, 2007 0
I'll probably start this as a weekly or monthly feature, publishing the links and articles that I tuck aside as…

Clearing the Lean Blog Backlog: Lemmings, Change, Lean, & Leadership

Mark Graban Dec 6, 2017 2
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Cleaning out the backlog of stuff I wanted to blog about... Not Being Lean Lemmings; Why Best Practices Don't…

A Lean Guy Listens to NPR: NICU Waste, Growing a Rural Hospital, Value in Cancer…

Mark Graban Jul 31, 2015 0
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I did a similar post in 2012, but here's a post where I share some recent NPR stories that I've heard recently…

Stuff I’m Reading March 2015: Womack, Sweatshops, Hospitals, and Surveys

Mark Graban Mar 9, 2015 0
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As often happens, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about.…

What I’m Reading: Diner Muda, No Blame at Etsy, Toyota Treats Cancer Faster,…

Mark Graban Aug 4, 2014 0
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In case you missed it, see Saturday's post: "Why Toyota is Eliminating the Andon Cord from its Factories." As I…

Medical Errors: The Names Change, but the Headlines Are Sadly the Same

Mark Graban Jan 29, 2014 6
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When I started blogging here in 2005, I was still about six months away from my transition from "lean…

The Term “Lean Production” is 25 Years Old – Some Thoughts on…

Mark Graban Sep 23, 2013 15
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People often ask me where the term "Lean" comes from. It's not an acronym, so it shouldn't be spelled "LEAN"…

Clearing out my "WIP"

Mark Graban Oct 8, 2007 0
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It's time for another segment of "cleaning out the backlog," those articles I meant to blog about, but didn't get…
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