Mark Graban
“Win”-dow Washing: Standardized Work or Kaizen?
I try to keep things light here on Saturdays... one of my favorite sites is failblog.org and their related blogs. Although they normally document...
A Coffee Machine that’s Mistake Proofed
When I was in Sweden, the one hospital I visited had an automated coffee machine that made a variety of drinks. In getting a...
Wisconsin Hospitals Adopting Lean
This story is from Wisconsin Public Radio talks about Lean at Aurora Health Care, based in the Milwaukee area. ("Hospitals Turn to Lean Management...
Guest Post: Improving Hospital Equipment Availability
Mark's note: This is a guest post made available for me to post by Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
by Laurie Wolf and Nancy Sigillito
The full article is...
Did this WSJ reviewer even read “The Checklist Manifesto?”
I just finished Dr. Atul Gawande's latest book, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. I believe that this book is the single...
Akron Children’s Hospital Embraces Lean
Here is an article that discusses the adoption of Lean methods at Akron Children's Hospital ("Hospital embraces lean strategies of manufacturing").
The article spells out...
The Impact of Toyota’s Quality Problems on “Lean Healthcare”?
As I'm traveling back from Sweden today, I think I'll be catching up on the web reaction to Toyota's major quality problems and recalls....
LeanBlog Podcast #83 – CEO Jim D’Addario on Lean Manufacturing Saving...
Podcast #83 is an in-depth conversation with Jim D'Addario, the CEO of D'Addario, Inc., a manufacturer of guitar strings, drum heads, and other musical...
Lean in Sweden: Tools < Thinking
I had an incredible visit to a hospital in Stockholm yesterday, to walk the "gemba" (the actual workplace) to see their lean improvement...
“Strategy Deployment” Online Video Education from John Toussaint
One project I'm involved with at the LEI is an online video education event on the topic of "strategy deployment," confusing known also as...
Lean Healthcare Overview Video from Americans in Sweden
As I'm currently in Sweden, I was reminded of this video I found recently featuring John Black, a lean healthcare consultant and author who...
Lean is “Loving Care”? Lean IS Loving Care… Or Should Be
As you read this, I'll have just arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, where I have the honor of being the guest of UniLabs, a European...