#Lean Healthcare: The Really Good, the Sort of Bad, and the Ugly
I had a speaking engagement yesterday for a large system, with the audience consisting mainly of hospital CEOs and…
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Apple Expected 10% Bad iPhones from Foxconn?
I'd read before that Apple's supplier (Foxconn) was having trouble assembling iPhone 5s to Apple's standards... but…
Live Blogging AME Spring Conference: 17 Years of Lean at Autoliv
I've been fortunate to have the chance to visit an Autoliv factory in Utah - a great Lean company that makes air…
Horrible Misinformation about Lean from Minitab
Hat tip to Kevin Meyer for sending me a link to this ridiculous post from the website of Minitab, the maker of…
Just Call it “5S Six Sigma” Instead of “Lean Sigma,”…
My whole career, I have worked with the Lean methodology (aka the Toyota Production System). I've just really never…
Updated – Weekend Fun: Political Parody Ad & Rebuttal
I don't know about you, but I'm sick of politics. I try to be an engaged citizen... but both parties drive me nuts.…
Notes from Meeting Masaaki Imai
What a great time on Thursday with Masaaki Imai! We were hosted by a non-profit organization, SightLife, that has…
Stuff I’m Reading, April 4, 2012: Staffing Levels, Death Rates, Student…
Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest on a number of Lean related…
Lots of Great Lean Healthcare Progress in Iowa
Thanks to Dean Bliss for sending an article to me about some of the great Lean healthcare work taking place in…
Guest Post: Demand for #Lean Professionals Now Exceeds #SixSigma?
Mark's note: This is a guest post by Tim Noble of The Avery Point Group. Does this assessment match your view, from…
ASQ Member Videos on Quality, Their Careers, and Their Lives
As mentioned in Monday's post with Podcast #131 (Paul Borawski, CEO of the American Society for Quality), ASQ had a…
Problems like This Should be the Focus of “Lean Government”
The "Strong America Now" initiative has proposed there are opportunities to save $500 BILLION a year from our U.S.…
Radiology Patient Flow Improvement Using Lean at a German Hospital
This is the first Lean article or case study I recall seeing about a German hospital: "JACR: Lean Six Sigma…
Dear “Lean Six Sigma” Crowd – Lean is About Quality, Too
First off, I'm not trying to dredge up a "Lean vs. Six Sigma" battle here. I'm not "anti-Six Sigma." I'm not a…
Video Presentation on Reducing Healthcare Waste & Improving Care
Last week, I posted a podcast with Mike George, founder of Strong America Now, an organization that is…
Podcast #125 – Mike George on Lean Six Sigma for Government &…
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My guest for Podcast #125 is Mike George, the founder of Strong America Now,…
Links to Dilbert Cartoons on #Lean and/or #SixSigma
I've often blogged about Dilbert and "dilbert lean" is a fairly common search term, so I thought I'd do my best to…
Podcast #121 – About the New Ohio State University Healthcare MBOE Program
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Today's episode is a discussion with Mrinalini Gadkari, a Senior Lecturer at…