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 you’re an executive who also incorrectly thinks that “just in time” supply chains somehow…
Since I host a podcast about mistakes (“My Favorite Mistake“), this is a topic I think about a lot. I hear about people’s “favorite” professional mistakes and I reflect on my own. This headline naturally caught my eye last week:…
I love the theme of learning from mistakes. That’s why I started my latest podcast, “My Favorite Mistake.” Yesterday, I just released Episode 150. Who knew that so many people would be willing to talk about their mistakes and how…
When I lived in San Antonio (2012 to 2015), I became a huge fan of the San Antonio Spurs. I mean, it’s a civic obligation there, but I really did fall in love with the team (and they won their…
As somebody who moved to Texas in 1999 (“I wasn’t born here, but I got here as quick as I could”), I love Texas barbecue. That means, in particular, the “Texas Trinity” of brisket, sausage, and ribs — although ribs…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and leadership. Healthcare – Creating Value for…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #439 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Elliott Weiss, the Oliver Wight Professor Emeritus of Business Administration, having taught in the Technology and Operations Management area…
The Taguchi Loss Function says that variation from target has a cost — and that cost grows non-linearly as you drift further from center. It’s a manufacturing concept. But Steph Curry’s shooting data illustrates it better than most textbook examples.…
Thanks everybody for reading my blog here in 2021. And for listening to podcasts… oh so many podcasts. In the second half of the year, I released 14 new “Lean Blog Interviews” podcasts, along with some re-releases of some early…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and leadership. Healthcare – Creating Value for…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and leadership. Healthcare – Creating Value for…
TL;DR: Medication and vaccine errors don’t happen because people are careless–they happen when systems make mistakes possible. This post looks at COVID vaccination examples to show why mistake-proofing, good process design, and psychological safety are essential to preventing harm in…
