In Episode #69 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, my guest is Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., widely recognized as the first Lean Dentist. From his practice in Jacksonville, Florida, Dr. Bahri pioneered the application of Lean management principles in dentistry…
Has anyone seen this new book from the LEI yet? THE BIRTH OF LEAN In The Birth of Lean, you—Äôll get a glimpse inside the minds and thought processes of the system—Äôs creators and innovators: —Ä ¢ Taiichi Ohno—Äîthe man…
Business list mixes Covey with Seuss – JSOnline There’s a new book I saw at the airport the other day, a compilation of short summaries of the “Best 100” business books of all time: The 100 Best Business Books of…
TL;DR: Lean initiatives often fail not because teams execute poorly, but because leaders never clearly define the real problem they are trying to solve. Taiichi Ohno’s advice to “start from need” remains a decisive test of whether Lean will drive…
John Shook — one of the first Americans to work deeply within Toyota — explains why the A3 is far more than a template. It’s a management process for solving problems, developing people, and leading organizational change. Episode #56 of…
I’d love to go on one of these Japan lean study missions at some point. Blogger Jason Yip, who writes about Lean software development and comments here sometimes, wrote about the trip he took with Enna. Japan Lean Study Mission…
As I was catching up on my back issues of FORTUNE, I had a few Lean thoughts as I read. In the June 9 edition, the article “Wal-Mart puts the squeeze on food costs” caught my eye. It says: Wal-Mart…
Norman Bodek is once again back for episode #47 of the LeanBlog Podcast. Today, he shares insights from his 68th study trip to Japan. Norman reflects on decades of visiting Toyota and contrasts what he saw there with Canon’s groundbreaking…
reportonbusiness.com: Asking ‘why’ again and again is harder than you think, but it works It’s kind of neat to see a column about the “5 whys” method in a general business publication (link above). The consultant and professor in the…
To build a better hospital, Virginia Mason takes lessons from Toyota plants A number of you emailed me about the above article that was featured in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about Virginia Mason Medical Center, a hospital that’s seen as one…
Thanks to the global reach of the internet, I have a new correspondent for the Lean Blog in Russia. We have exchanged some emails and we now have a Q&A series that I will post here. My correspondent is Slava…
The following is a message from Norman Bodek, printed with his permission. —————————– Dear Lean Blog readers, Dr. Shingo was the co-discover of TPS A NEW SHIGEO SHINGO BOOK November 9, 2007 Vancouver, Washington Announcing a new hardcover Shigeo Shingo…