Donald Berwick: Curing the Healthcare System – BusinessWeek Good exposure for the applicability and use of Lean concepts in healthcare in BusinessWeek. Dr. Berwick is the head of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (based in Cambridge, coincidentally, like the Lean…
Exec Shuffle: Hyundai Motor America Names Lean-Production Expert to Top Post I wonder how other automakers would do having process thinkers instead of finance people in top posts? John Krafcik, one of the foremost U.S. experts on lean manufacturing, has…
Podcast Episode #52 is a discussion with a good friend (and sometimes contributor) to the Lean Blog, Dan Markovitz, founder and President of Markovitz Consulting. Markovitz Consulting is a corporate efficiency-training firm specializing in the application of Lean manufacturing principles…
Neatness Counts at Kyocera and at Others in the 5S Club – WSJ.com I’m going to violate a rule I have to try not to blog when I’m frustrated or angry. Here goes… Today’s front page (argh, front page) article…
Toyota’s plunge into big pickups veers into a Texas-size ravine – USATODAY.com I’ve already written about this before, but there was a new article in USA Today about Toyota’s commitment to its workers in San Antonio, even during a slow…
I was a big fan of the book Lean Solutions: How Companies and Customers Can Create Value and Wealth Together, but I’m not sure how much of an impact it’s had on the business world. There are still far too…
Sir Terry Leahy: The ‘Robert Mugabe of retail’ bites back – People, News – The Independent First off, that’s a pretty nasty nickname, being called the Robert Mugabe of anything. I don’t know the whole history on that one, but…
That sure is an unfortunate Time magazine cover with that headline and an illustration of a really emaciated piggy bank.
Here is Part 3 of my exchange with Slava Boltrukevich, from Moscow. Here are Part 1 and Part 2 of our discussion about Lean in Russia. Mark: Is there a “James Womack of Russia” or do people there tend to…
Jay Parkinson, MD. A doctor in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Manhattan HIStalk Interviews Jay Parkinson MD MPH, House Call Doctor Posts will be pretty sparse and short the next few days, as I’ll be in New York City through Sunday, busy…
A sampling of unsolicited quotes from readers: “I read your blog on a periodic basis, and enjoy your insights.” – Management Engineer/Planning (Hospital System, Utah) “I wanted to thank you for indirectly making a meeting with Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth possible.…
Roger Smith, Former G.M. Chief, Dies – New York Times Roger Smith passed away at age 82. While he was demonized by Michael Moore and he’s been criticized here for his “lights out factory” vision, Roger Smith tried many innovative…
