Case Study: Emergency Department (ED) Throughput Improvement Through Lean Mark Graban Mar 28, 2016 0 Blog Mark's Note: Today's guest post comes via my friends at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, who suggested…
The Biggest “Bang for Your Lean Buck?” Respecting Your People Paul Critchley Mar 22, 2016 0 Blog Mark's note: Today's post is a guest contribution from Paul Critchley. Check out his previous posts here. As…
The Way Life Should Be – At L.L. Bean & Other Manufacturers Paul Critchley Nov 3, 2015 0 Blog Mark's Note: I asked Paul Critchley to blog about this article from The Atlantic that I read recently: "Why L.L.…
Lean Mistakes & Lessons Learned: Not Securing Executive Ownership Mark Edmondson Sep 25, 2015 7 Blog As a Lean change agent, I've made a lot of mistakes. Some mistakes I recognized early and recovered from; others…
Are Lean and Green Really “Two Sides of the Same Coin?” Mark Graban Sep 18, 2015 0 Blog I used to like the slogan, “Lean and Green are two sides of the same coin.” I even used it as a tagline in…
The Ergonomics of Compliance Mark Graban Sep 11, 2015 7 Blog Many industries face the compliance conundrum. The compliance conundrum occurs when staying in regulatory…
Why is There a Scrap of Paper with “5S = Failure Pls address” on My… Paul Critchley Sep 4, 2015 4 Blog Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Paul Critchley and while it shares a story from a manufacturing company, I…
Are You Really Listening to Your Customer or Just Going Through the Motions? Mark Graban Aug 28, 2015 17 Blog Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Rodrigo Bernal, with the first post on this site contributed from Mexico.…
What Can a 10 Month Old Child Teach Us About Focus, Willpower… and Kaizen? Mark Graban Apr 30, 2015 0 Blog Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Gert Linthout, from Belgium. Gert and I were part of the same Lean healthcare…
Guest Post: Poka Yoke… When It’s Personal Mark Graban Oct 8, 2014 4 Blog Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Chris Burnham. I invited him to write this after I saw him share his…
Guest Post: The Best #Lean Offense Isn’t Defense Christina Kach Feb 13, 2014 0 Blog Mark's note: Christina Kach is our guest blogger today, with a post written on a flight back from visiting what's…