One of my favorite of the 14 “Toyota Way” principles to discuss with hospitals, in particular, is principle #8, which says: “Use only reliable, thoroughly tested technology that serves your people and processes.” Too many organizations, across multiple industries, think…
Lean thinkers and TPS advocates sometimes get a bad rap as being Luddites. That’s not true, I’d say it’s more that Lean thinkers have a healthy skepticism toward technology being a “silver bullet.” You typically need good process in addition…
Think Like the CEO of a Brand Called You « Personal Branding Blog – Dan Schawbel The much-maligned software salespeople telling the truth? It was bound to happen. Mark Kuta, a former software salesperson, is peddling a book. In an…
Parkland Hospital Deploys Galvanon’s MediKiosk(TM) in the ER to Decrease Patient Wait Times It’s been discussed here before, how hospitals are just as susceptible as manufacturers are to the “Siren Song” of technology. This time, it appears Parkland Hospital (here…
Intel, Motion Develop Tablet PC for Nurses – WSJ.com More news stories via Google. Is this a “siren song” of technology for healthcare? Executives and managers in any industry, it seems, believe in the promise of technology as the solution…
Burt’s Bees Selects i2 Solutions to Streamline the Supply Chain for Lean Manufacturing Another “Siren Song” in the world of manufacturing software. Once again, it’s i2 Technologies claiming their software is “Built on the principles of lean manufacturing and constraint-based…
IndustryWeek : Beyond Lean: The Perfect Lean Market Subscribe to IndustryWeek … everything looks like a nail. Right? I’m an Industry Week subscriber and the magazine is generally worthwhile. I’ve linked to some of their articles and commentary on lean…
Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog: SAP’s truth-stretching ads So another ad has made me cranky. SAP is running an ad that claims: The right software can make any size company more efficient, more agile, more responsive. In short, make your…
by Mark Edmondson This post may be shameless about poking fun at a real software product, but I couldn’t resist: Make better business decisions faster Achieve increased profitability Drive operational improvements Substantially decrease total cost of ownership Standardize best practices…
Article Link By Mark Edmondson Do you experience lumpy product demand? Do you suffer from “outsourced manufacturing and third-party logistics across a multi-enterprise network”? Has “demand management, transaction processing, and order fulfillment using paper-based systems led to excessive amounts of…
eBots, Inc. Raises $4 Million in Series A Financing; eBots to Expand Product Suite and Services Here is a company that does “e-Kanban” software to work alongside ERP systems. It’s been a while since we talked about the “siren song…
$8M funding boost – 2005-06-06 Another “siren song” of software? For those not following this line of posts, also see this article on i2 and “lean”.
