All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
By Jason Turgeon: Edie.net, which bills itself as “Europe’s largest environmental website,” for what it’s worth, has a good article today on something it’s calling a “5-day-car.” The focus of the article is purportedly green, talking about waste reduction and…
I was a big fan of the book Lean Solutions: How Companies and Customers Can Create Value and Wealth Together, but I’m not sure how much of an impact it’s had on the business world. There are still far too…
Pharmacy transformed at Women and Children’s Hospital Here is a story about a Buffalo hospital that designed a new pharmacy space. The article doesn’t mention Lean… although I know of many hospitals that have used Lean methods in a pharmacy…
Mid-Michigan Manufacturing Letter – Here’s a letter from a manufacturing center leader at a small state university in my home state, Michigan. Robert Schooks writes about about the state of the industry and a visit to an electric motor manufacturer.…
IndustryWeek : Eye On China Interesting story here in IndustryWeek, generally talking about the state of manufacturing in China, but turning its eye to Lean: When it comes to the current state of Chinese manufacturing efficiency, David Hemmings, president and…
Through my promotional partner, RevResponse, I am able to offer a number of free white papers. Registering for these white papers brings referral revenue to the Lean Blog, to make that relationship clear. Many of these papers are limited to…
Running a hospital: Surprising use of Lean Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, is a blogger and advocate for Lean healthcare. In this post, he forwards a story about someone using lean methods to help…
Amazon Online Reader : Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction I know this has been frustrating for people, but here’s the best I know. Some of you have gotten your copies, but my book is current out…
IndustryWeek : Three Patterns of Kaizen and A3 Thinking This looks like an excellent free podcast with Art Smalley, on Aug 21. Specifically, this webcast will include Art’s insights on different types of kaizen activities and how they all link…
Adam Smith, Esq.: An inquiry into the economics of law firms…. No, that isn’t the title of my next book. I have zero interest in that industry. That said, one lawyer and blogger is on to something… how would you…
Credit crunch – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I hate the term “credit crunch.” It’s used in headlines as a noun, a “crunch” that’s some sort of monster that terrorizes banks and individuals. Headlines, such as: Banks count the cost of…
Hospital News: Markham Stouffville Hospital makes 50 improvements to the emergency department Here’s a news story that describes the beginning of a Lean journey in a Canadian hospital: The leadership team at Markham Stouffville Hospital turned to the LEAN methodology,…
