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Why I Work In Healthcare | DailyKaizen Here’s a great one to end the day on… Lee Fried has a powerful post over on the DailyKaizen blog. Some unfortunately heartache for him and his family, but an important reminder of…
As I was catching up on my back issues of FORTUNE, I had a few Lean thoughts as I read. In the June 9 edition, the article “Wal-Mart puts the squeeze on food costs” caught my eye. It says: Wal-Mart…
Full Episode: Premiere Episode – SPIKE I saw an ad for this the other day, I don’t really have high expectations prior to watching it. Will a sitcom set in a factory be as clever as “The Office” or even…
I was watching a show (via Tivo, back over the weekend) that I just discovered on the National Geographic Channel — Ultimate Factories, their episode on fire truck manufacturing at Pierce Manufacturing. It’s a cool show for HD also. I…
Everybody Everyday: Managing for Daily Improvement The link above is an online video presentation by Jamie Flinchbaugh, courtesy of IndustryWeek (click here to subscribe to their print edition of the magazine). In This Presentation You Will See How 90% of…
Hi – if you’re a regular reader (or especially a frequent commenter), you may notice a change to how comments are entered.If you click on “comments” to add a comment, this is now done on the main blog page, instead…
WHO Proposes Checklist to Reduce Surgery Errors : NPR A surgical revolution: checklist that could prevent thousands of deaths Thanks to long-time readers Chet and Andrew for pointing out these similar stories, one from NPR in the U.S. and one…
From Modern Healthcare (link no longer available), Tom Peters throws a few verbal bombs at the healthcare industry: Quality gains needn’t be costly, Peters tells HFMA Financial executives can do more to improve healthcare quality and it won’t cost more…
I’m a proud member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and their sub-organization the Society for Health Systems. I try to contribute to the cause with my “Everyday Lean” blog series that they host on their site. I wrote a…
By Jason Turgeon: It seems that with oil nearing $140 a barrel, everyone is suddenly excited about improving efficiencies across the board in the world of transportation and fuels. Applying Lean to a process, whether it’s the manufacturing of cars…
snopes.com: Aluminum Foil Locking Tabs Here’s an interesting example of “Everyday Lean” that I never knew about. Have you ever been frustrated by pulling on a roll of aluminum foil (or plastic wrap) and having the roll pop out of…
Heard a great comment today: “Suggestions are things somebody else should do. Ideas are things that I can do.” Maybe that is why Norman Bodek’s books and the others (The Idea Generator: Quick and Easy Kaizen and Ideas Are Free:…
