The Video From the Toyota Museum in Nagoya, Japan
When I visited the Toyota Museum in Nagoya, Japan (see my previous blog posts about it), they had a display that…
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What my Book “Lean Hospitals” Says About Inventory Planning
This is from the 3rd edition of my book Lean Hospitals. I've copied and pasted from the book with no…
Live Blogging Day 1 of #HCSummit17 – #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California.
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A Prototype For My “Two-Bin Hand Sanitizer” Concept
Does your healthcare organization struggle with keeping hand sanitizer dispensers full? Let me know what you think…
[Article] Creating a New “Gold Standard” — Healthcare Supply…
Thanks again to Cardinal Health for sponsoring the webinar that I did with them and Fierce Healthcare on supply…
Visiting the Gemba & Seeing a Growing Culture of Continuous Improvement at…
Recently, I wrote about an on-site event that I helped the Iowa Lean Consortium and Mary Greeley Medical Center …
[Recording] Webinar on Creating Better Healthcare Supply Chains through Lean
I'm excited to announce that I'm presenting a webinar at no cost to you on September 22nd, sponsored by Cardinal…
Would the WSJ Blame “Just in Time” for the Stanley Cup Being Late?
The Wall St Journal loves writing about how "Just In Time" (JIT) is a risky inventory strategy. See my past posts…
What’s a Kanban System? This Video From Saskatchewan Provides a Great…
Today, I'm sharing a 10-minute video that was shared by the Five Hills Health Region within the Saskatchewan health…
An Invention to Prevent Empty Gel or Foam Sanitizer Dispensers in a Hospital
Every time I am in a hospital or clinic setting, one of the first things I do is get a pump or squirt of gel or…
Webinar Previews: Lean is All About People? Leadership Behaviors for Kaizen
Tomorrow afternoon, I'm doing two different webinars that I hope you'll want to sign up for.
Even if you…
10% Discount Code — Upcoming Class in January with Jim Benson –…
I'm happy to be partnering up again with my friend and fellow contrarian rabble-rouser Jim Benson to do a full-day…
Great Lean Leader Interview Series at Shmula.com
My friend Pete Abilla has started a nice series of "Lean Leadership Interviews" on his site, shmula.com.
I…
Why “More Nurses” Isn’t the Best Way to Solve What Ails…
There are certainly many serious problems in healthcare. Let's look at nursing, in particular. It's a rewarding…
Live Blogging Day 1: Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2014
Today is the first day of the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on Twitter with …
Video: Toyota Helps Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Their Eye Clinic
California week on the blog continues after yesterday's post about Lean at San Francisco General Hospital.…
Toyota’s Blog on Pillars of the Toyota Production System & Lean
I didn't know , until yesterday, that Toyota has an official company blog (at least for Toyota UK).
Even…
Good Questions, But With Some Misunderstandings about Lean Healthcare
In 2009, I wrote about a nurses' union in New Brunswick that supported Lean because they realized this methodology…