On this blog, there have been several discussions and posts about jobs going overseas, not so much from a protectionist and politics standpoint, but more about the impact on your value stream. Is it shortsighted? Do our cost systems tell…
In my travels, I see a lot of what you might call “superficial Lean,” where an organization has tried to implement a Lean tool. I won’t go as far as to call it “L.A.M.E.” (Lean as Misguidedly Executed) because the…
The Dark Report presents a new audio conference on November 13, 2008… For those of you in hospital labs (not sure what percentage of my readership falls into that category), you might be interested in the following upcoming audio conference…
The Weekend Interview – WSJ.com Good interview with the CEO of FedEx, Fred Smith. If you click on the link above, be warned there’s some political discussion (which I know many of you might be sick of at this point).…
Bold Lentil: Lean Blogging: Comments as Muda? The blog I’ve linked to above posed a theory that you could apply “Lean Manufacturing” to the practice of blogging. I’d have to think about that. I do try to “level load” my…
Kevin Meyer, over at Evolving Excellence, recently wrote a good piece on “endorsing” a U.S. presidential candidate. Today, I’m technically Constitution-eligible to be President of the United States, as I’m now 35 years young. However, I’m not nominating myself to…
Moonlighting county docs raise questions :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: The Watchdogs OK, this isn’t strictly a Lean issue, but this caught my eye in the paper near where I’m working. Regarding county doctors who work in the E.R. (think the…
Downturn Forces Cutbacks Big and Small – WSJ.com There’s a lot of town during any downturn about cutting costs in businesses or organizations. Often, the talk is about “cutting heads” — a cruel way of talking about firing people. Or,…
Podcast Episode #51 is the first part of a two-parter (listen to part 2 here) with retired Lt. Randy Russell of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, an innovator in the use of Lean methods for improving law enforcement. Starting in 2004, the…
The ‘Brick’ is… | 9 to 5 Mac There’s news that Apple is going to announce new laptops. I love my MacBook that I just bought earlier this year, but I’m not an Apple “Fanboy” (this was my first Mac…
As I was reading the latest issue of FORTUNE (October 13), I had a few Lean thoughts based on a few articles (which I can’t find online at the moment). In the “The Best Advice I Ever Got” feature, it’s…
Hospital management to become lean and mean Here’s an article from a Thailand newspaper, where the “Lean and Mean” bug has also bit editors there (and I won’t repeat my ranting about that, though you can click here for some…