Tag: LAME

Depersonalized Workplaces are L.A.M.E., not Lean, Harming Productivity and People

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When I was traveling last week, a magazine caught my eye, one I don't normally read: Scientific American Mind and the article  "Cubicle, Sweet...

Labor Day – Our Obligation for Worker Safety

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Today is a federal holiday in the United States, Labor Day. I know that's obvious to the 70% of you reading from the U.S.,...

Lean Experience “A Plus” for Lean Healthcare Job?

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Via Google Alerts, I try to regularly scan and see where hospitals are posting jobs related to Lean. I found (OK, Google found) one...

WSJ Wrongly Blames Apple Inventory Problems on “Lean Manufacturing”

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OK, so I'll admit I had a case of "rabbit ears" when I took the WSJ to task for calling the doomed BP Deepwater...

Guest Post: What It Means

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Mark's Note: Here's part 4 of a series by our guest blogger, Andy Wagner. Start reading with Part 1 here. "What lies behind us...

Lean Healthcare Featured in Sunday’s New York Times Business Page

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Today's edition of The New York Times has an outstanding article about Lean Healthcare and what Seattle Children's Hospital calls C.P.I. or Continuous Performance...

Two Extreme Sides to Every Story in Politics *and* Lean??

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This is going to seem like a political rant, but I promise this is mainly a post about Lean and healthcare, or at least...

Guest Post: Lean Starts at Home

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Mark's Note: Here's part 3 of a series by our guest blogger, Andy Wagner - a series that started here. Many of us work in...

UK Government Wants Lean and Six Sigma or Just Cost Cutting?

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I guess I have a burr in my saddle this week, being Independence Day and all, since I'm commenting on something from the UK...

Guest Post: Being the Change

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Mark's note: Today, I'm happy to welcome back an old Lean Blog contributor, Andy Wagner. He takes a more personal turn here than most...

Parody Audio: Marketing Lean Healthcare Like the iPad

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If you've been anywhere near a TV lately, you've probably heard and seen this hypnotizing "What is iPad?" commercial (YouTube link). The announcer breathlessly...

Dr. Brent James at the Shingo Conference, Part 2 – His...

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Last week, I published Part 1 of my notes about a breakfast talk by Dr. Brent James at the Shingo Prize Conference. https://www.leanblog.org/2010/05/notes-from-dr-brent-james-at-the-shingo-prize-part-1/ One of the...