Tag: Apple

Stuff I’m Reading, May 7, 2012: Nurses, Blame, Government, Apple in...

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Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest on a number of Lean related topics: Twin boys die...

My Trip to the Apple Store was Like a Hospital Visit

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I generally love the Apple Stores for their customer service and environment, as a primary Mac user for the past four years. You may...

“The speed and flexibility is breathtaking” – But in a good...

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There has been a lot of buzz over last Sunday's New York Times article "How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work." It's good...

Your Thoughts on Recent Articles about Apple, Foxconn, and China?

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This week, I've been reading and listening to a lot of articles about working conditions at the Foxconn facilities in China. These stories are...

Steve Jobs as a Model Leader? As a Manufacturing Leader?

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As I wrote about after his death, I am appreciative of the products and services that Steve Jobs brought to the world.  That said,...

In Memoriam, Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

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My deepest sympathies to his family and those who knew him. Steve Jobs is certainly an American original and he's the Thomas Edison and...

Changes in Mac OS X “Lion” and Parallels to Workplace Changes

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It's nowhere near as important as yesterday's topic of employee and patient safety, but my last two days of using the new Mac OS...

Real-Time Office Kaizen With the Help of Twitter; Practicing What I...

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As I've been working on my upcoming second book, Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Improvements, I've had "kaizen" (or continuous improvement) on the...

April Fool 2011: New “A3” App Utilizes Two iPads & Virtual...

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Today, I'm happy to bring you an interview, conducted via Skype Chat, with Baka Eipuriru, inventor of a new iPad app called "A3 Sensei."...

Enough with the Factory Bashing, Please – Healthcare Professionals and WIRED...

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Those of you who know my background know that I spent the first 10 years of my career working in various manufacturing sectors (including...

Error Proofing a Voice Prompt System

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The other day, I had a DirecTV service tech coming to the house to make a repair (their customer service has been FAR better...

WSJ Wrongly Blames Apple Inventory Problems on “Lean Manufacturing”

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OK, so I'll admit I had a case of "rabbit ears" when I took the WSJ to task for calling the doomed BP Deepwater...