I routinely scan the list of keywords that people use in the course of finding the Lean Blog. It’s sometimes interesting (I think) to share some of those here. The most popular current terms aren’t surprising: lean manufacturing, leanblog, lean…
Goldman upgrades Dell on turnaround hopes Here’s another contrast between Toyota and Dell, particularly striking in context of my recent podcast with Norman Bodek: Dell shares rallied nearly 3 percent Monday after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to “buy” from…
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World — Russia probes claims medics tied toddlers to beds I hope nobody finds this to be too insensitive of an example… it’s obviously not good what happened to these toddlers. But, I think it’s instructive…
Here’s another example of what you might call “L.A.M.E” (“Lean” As Misguidedly Executed) instead of “Lean.” I received a disturbing report in my email inbox two weeks ago, a report that tries to co-opt Lean and the Toyota Production System…
Gourmet Coffee Becomes The Latest Office Perk – WSJ.com Here’s another installment of “A lean guy reads the Wall Street Journal.” It’s fun sometimes looking for lean concepts in the WSJ, even when it’s not a front page story about…
BBC – Radio 4 – In Business COMING MID 2008, A NEW BOOK ON LEAN HEALTHCARE – “Lean Hospitals: Improving Patient Safety, Quality, and Employee Satisfaction,” by Mark Graban Here is a nice program from the BBC, can listen in…
Manufacturing Engineering December 2006 I was sent the link to this article by Professor Thomas Johnson, noted author of books including Profit Beyond Measure. After reading the article, I’m a bit confused (although he makes some excellent points). Dr. Johnson…
Some of you might have read my “ChangeThis” manifesto, “How Toyota Can Save Your Life… At The Hospital.” I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from lean professionals, healthcare professionals (including an MD), and lean healthcare professionals. Thanks for that,…
Wonder Land – WSJ.com: Reading up on the continuing Walter Reed situation (my earlier post on the subject), I saw this in the WSJ this morning: “Gen. Peter Schoomaker, the Army chief of staff, described the problems at Walter Reed…
DailyKaizen » What the patient is willing to pay for How about this for a circular (almost) network of blogs? I’m linking to a post on the excellent “Daily Kaizen” lean healthcare blog, which was referencing a post on the…
Tip of the hat to Jon Miller for finding this first. I have to chime in. I’m sure a lot of us have joked about it, a book called “Lean for Dummies.” Unfortunately, now it is here: Lean For Dummies.…
U.S. Mint goof creates ‘Godless dollars’ – Boston.com This isn’t a political blog, so the intent isn’t to debate if our U.S. currency *should* say “In God We Trust.” We’re here to debate the best way to make sure that,…