Today, July 7, is the birthday of Frank Gilbreth, born this day in 1868. While some of his methods arguably ranked low on the “respect for people” scale (calling doctors “boobs” for doing things wastefully), he was an innovator in…
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: scientific management in the operating room I sprung $20 for this healthcare journal article about the Gilbreths, thought I’d share a few historical tidbits here. I already knew that Frank Gilbreth was credited with the idea…
Highlights from the History of Industrial Engineering and Healthcare: Part 1 Wanted to share a link to an article I wrote recently for the Society for Health Systems newsletter. The article begins: For those who are new to the fields…
Slowdown’s Side Effect: More Nurses – WSJ.com: Not a Lean article, but a major issue for hospitals is a shortage of nurses. With the economy in its current condition, more nurses are returning to work. There’s still a need for…
LinkedIn: Answers A good friend of the blog, Bryan Lund, asked this question on LinkedIn.com, you can go there via this link or share your answer here via the blog comments (reprinted with Bryan’s permission): How important is the past…
The following comes from Jeff, a Lean Blog reader from Vermont: ———————————— Love the blog…I look/read every day. Keep up the good work! You may have seen this already, but here is a link to the original films of Frank…
