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Lean is Not About Cutting Costs; 2 Data Point Comparisons in...

Mark Graban - September 17, 2014 3

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What They’re Saying Now about Lean Healthcare in Saskatchewan

Mark Graban - August 19, 2014 20

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Maintaining a Hospital’s Level of Service After Layoffs

Mark Graban - March 6, 2014 0

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Standardized Work? Why Are NFL Concussion Guidelines Not Always Followed?

Chad Walters - January 11, 2014 9

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Less Margin, No Mission?

Mark Graban - April 10, 2013 9

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What is Your Health System Doing to Reduce Costs? Process Improvement...

Mark Graban - March 20, 2013 1

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A Panel of Early Lean Lab Innovators

Mark Graban - November 8, 2012 3

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My Article: “Lean as an Alternative to Mass Layoffs in Healthcare”

Mark Graban - September 7, 2012 2

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My Essay in Naida Grunden’s New Book on Lean Design –...

Mark Graban - April 10, 2012 3

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Stuff I’m Reading, April 5, 2012: New Books, Layoffs “Forced,” Regrettable...

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This Commercial is Not Exactly the “Five Whys”

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Why GM Blamed JIT for Layoffs After the Japan Earthquake —...

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Jack Benedict on Toyota vs. Tesla: What Manufacturing Mindsets Reveal About Quality and CultureApril 1, 2026
I enjoyed reading this blog post describing the key differences between Toyota and Tesla which compares speed and process management.…
William Brew on Kaizen: The Improvement System Most Organizations Talk About but Struggle to PracticeApril 1, 2026
This article talks about Kaizen and its importance in lean thinking. Kaizen is a way of thinking to change for…
William Brew on 9 Ways to Use the AI Lean Coach That You Probably Haven’t TriedApril 1, 2026
Using the lean AI coach can have any positive effects, not only to teach you things, but also how to…
Mark Graban on The ER Wait Time Metric That Can Hide Deteriorating Patient ExperienceApril 1, 2026
Yes, that would be interesting to see. A PBC could be used for each individual patient's wait times, but the…
Danny Dawson on The ER Wait Time Metric That Can Hide Deteriorating Patient ExperienceMarch 31, 2026
It would also be interesting to see the individual wait times plotted on the PBC. What are your thoughts on…

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