Tag: 5S

Guest Post: Is Your Organization Practicing “Unlean Lean”?

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Mark's note: Today's post is something that Drew Locher originally published in his email newsletter (sign up here), but he's allowing me to post it...

5S: The Good, the Bad, and the Extreme in Japanese Hospitals

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My two previous trips to Japan have been incredible experiences, both personally and professionally. I'm planning to go back in December with a tour group I'm helping organize with Kaizen Institute. When people go to Japan, I think they are expecting to see perfect Lean practices. But, no...

Why is There a Scrap of Paper with “5S = Failure...

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Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Paul Critchley and while it shares a story from a manufacturing company, I could see a situation...

Lean Thoughts at a Toronto Blue Jays Game

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I love what I do and I travel a lot... the travel can sometimes be a drag, such as last Monday's flight delays with...

Using Lean to Organize Hospital Closets… NPR Commenters Are Not Impressed

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I saw this story when it originally appeared online as part of a local public radio station in California. It was now picked up nationally...

Throwback Thursday: How My Blog Rant Helped Keep an Office 5S...

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It's time for another Throwback Thursday where I revisit a blog post from the past. To the left, that's a baby Mark Graban... probably...

Moving from “Visuals” to “Visual Management” and to Broader Lean Thinking

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I've been studying and working with Lean for 20 years now and I love Lean because I'm still learning and getting better at this...

See How a British Psychiatrist is Using LEGO Videos to Explain...

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A collection of creative videos was recently brought to my attention and I'd like to share them here. They are created by Dr. Mark...

Throwback Thursday: A Lean Healthcare Conference From 2007

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Back in 2007, I had my first opportunity to travel to England, a country I really love visiting. I had the chance to attend...

Addressing Lean Missteps: Why We Can’t Overlook the Dark Side of...

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tl;dr: The blog examines the pitfalls of poorly executed Lean methodologies, using an analogy of a cheeseburger to discuss unhealthy implementations. It argues for...

Stuff I’m Reading March 2015: Womack, Sweatshops, Hospitals, and Surveys

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As often happens, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about. Too much WIP...

New #Lean & #Lean Startup Candy Hearts for Valentine’s Day –...

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Ok, for those of you who maybe find "50 Shades of Lean" to be a bit too racy, here are some sweet "candy hearts"...