Invest in Robots or in People? Amazon Makes the Lean Decision
I'm finally blogging about a Wall Street Journal article from just before Christmas - it's still a generally…
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St. Louis Paper Features Lean at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Just before the new year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch featured the Lean efforts at Barnes-Jewish Hospital ("St.…
Toyota Texas Tour – Concepts From the Visitor Center
I'll start the week with another post about my tour of the TMMTX (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas) plant in San…
Lean Healthcare Featured in Sunday’s NY Times Business Page
Today's edition of The New York Times has an outstanding article about Lean Healthcare and what Seattle…
How a Simple Office Kanban System Works at the Lean Enterprise Institute
One of the things I like about working at the Lean Enterprise Institute might seem like a silly thing -- it's that…
10 Things I Wish Lean Practitioners Wouldn’t Say in 2010
In the blog tradition of "Top 10" lists (and "do not say" lists, like this one from Time or this workplace…
5S and Kanban at BIDMC = Happiness
Running a hospital: MICUs go Lean: Result = HappinessIn lieu of a blog post today, I'm leaving you with a recent…
USA Today Features Lean in Hospitals
Hospital CEOs manage staff time, inventory to cut costs - USATODAY.com
It's nice to see a major publication…
NY Times Says Toyota To Get Leaner, Um, More Lean? Super Lean?
Toyota Is Tightening Its Belt - NYTimes.comThe words don't appear directly in the article, but the RSS blurb for…
The Benefits of Using Lean Approaches for Software Development
If Lean can work in healthcare, why not software? Today's guest post is by Eric Landes, who currently works with…
Lean MD Office on NM TV
Local doctors cut stressBelow is a video from an Albuquerque TV news station, visiting a doctor's office that was…
Lean at a Wisconsin Children’s Hospital
Children's Hospital is going lean - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:Wisconsin is a state that seems to have a…
Changing Glass vs. Pouring a Glass
One thing I observed at the Stars/Red Wings playoff game last Wednesday is that the arena crew could pretty much…
A Home Kanban System – Toilet Paper & Paper Towels
In the course of my consulting work, I'm sometimes asked something like, "OK, so do you use this stuff at home? Do…
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A Key Strategy of Japan's Car Makers Backfires - WSJ.com
Be sure to read the comments for an excellent story…
Software Development, Kanban in Action
Kanban in ActionHere's a nice example of applying Kanban to a software development process, from David J.…
Cleaning out the Lean Blog Backlog
I'll probably start this as a weekly or monthly feature, publishing the links and articles that I tuck aside as…
Everyday Lean: Printer Toner
Here is an example of "everyday lean" I discovered:
Rather than giving a late "toner low" notice that says the…