Tag: Kanban

The Video From the Toyota Museum in Nagoya, Japan

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When I visited the Toyota Museum in Nagoya, Japan (see my previous blog posts about it), they had a display that includes a video...

What my Book “Lean Hospitals”​ Says About Inventory Planning

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This is from the 3rd edition of my book Lean Hospitals. I've copied and pasted from the book with no additional edits, although I'll bold...

Live Blogging Day 1 of #HCSummit17 – #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit

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I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California. Follow on Twitter using the hashtag #HCSummit2017. If you're here at the event,...

A Prototype For My “Two-Bin Hand Sanitizer” Concept

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Does your healthcare organization struggle with keeping hand sanitizer dispensers full? Let me know what you think of this "two-bin kanban" system prototype from a vendor that might more forward on this...

[Article] Creating a New “Gold Standard” — Healthcare Supply Chain Best...

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Thanks again to Cardinal Health for sponsoring the webinar that I did with them and Fierce Healthcare on supply chain best practices from other...

Visiting the Gemba & Seeing a Growing Culture of Continuous Improvement...

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Recently, I wrote about an on-site event that I helped the Iowa Lean Consortium and Mary Greeley Medical Center (MGMC) organize... here is my first...

[Recording] Webinar on Creating Better Healthcare Supply Chains through Lean

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I'm excited to announce that I'm presenting a webinar at no cost to you on September 22nd, sponsored by Cardinal Health and hosted by...

Would the WSJ Blame “Just in Time” for the Stanley Cup...

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The Wall St Journal loves writing about how "Just In Time" (JIT) is a risky inventory strategy. See my past posts about how the...

What’s a Kanban System? This Video From Saskatchewan Provides a Great...

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Today, I'm sharing a 10-minute video that was shared by the Five Hills Health Region within the Saskatchewan health system. In the video, Heather, the director...

An Invention to Prevent Empty Gel or Foam Sanitizer Dispensers in...

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Every time I am in a hospital or clinic setting, one of the first things I do is get a pump or squirt of...

Webinar Previews: Lean is All About People? Leadership Behaviors for Kaizen

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Tomorrow afternoon, I'm doing two different webinars that I hope you'll want to sign up for. Even if you can't attend live, I'd encourage you...

10% Discount Code — Upcoming Class in January with Jim Benson...

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I'm happy to be partnering up again with my friend and fellow contrarian rabble-rouser Jim Benson to do a full-day workshop on Lean for knowledge...