I’m still experimenting with video podcasting, after my first attempt with Jamie Finchbaugh. LeanBlog Video Podcast #2 is content you may have seen and heard before — the video from Kevin Frieswick and MetroWest Medical Center with the device for…
LeanBlog Podcast #65 is a discussion with Kevin Frieswick, a Lean Process Manager, with MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, MA. I found Kevin earlier this year when I discovered their YouTube video about innovations at MWMC, which included a unique…
Like many, I closely followed the recent pirate seizure of the Maersk ship with the American crew and was happy when the captain was free by the U.S. Navy. I wondered how a tiny boat with four pirates could board…
A core Lean concept is “error proofing.” We use physical devices or processes that make it difficult or impossible for errors to be made. For a great resource on error proofing, check out John Grout’s Poka-Yoke page. So let’s go…
Hand washing and proper hand hygiene is a big concern at most hospitals — thankfully so, since hand hygiene and other basic infection control measures can save lives, preventing or slowing the spread of harmful bugs like MRSA and C-Diff,…
Why do you need a “be careful” warning message when you’ve already error proofed something? For liability’s sake? I am going to be flying back and forth to the UK a lot this summer, so I needed an airplane power…
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Cruise Control on Wet Roads Hazard This is sort of an old urban legend that has been making the rounds again, but there’s some truth to it in that we shouldn’t use cruise control in our…
How would you error proof this material handling / logistics situation? I have a few ideas, but thought this would make for interesting discussion. I won’t set up a “spend no money” rule, but cheaper and simpler ideas are always…
I don’t know if this is a new Gmail feature, or if I just discovered it, but there’s some nice error proofing built into the web-based mail application. If it detects the word “attached” in an email body, but there’s…
Safety rules not followed on ride that killed worker | Chicago Tribune A safety precaution put in place for a thrill ride after a fatal accident three years ago wasn’t being followed when a worker was killed on the same…
Cubicle Culture – WSJ.com: As the WSJ article mentions, my wife’s purse sometimes calls me… her Blackberry sometimes calls me if she didn’t put the keylock feature on. “Candy-bar style phones, with their keypads exposed, historically have been the culprits.…
Dan Evans’ VBA Scripts – Outlook Attachment Checker etc LifeHacker Post Have you ever composed an email, meaning to attach a file, even saying something like “see the attached file…” and then you forget to actually attach the file? I…