Tag: Standardized Work

Quaid Case Update: Whose Responsibility is Standardized Work?

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If you're a regular reader, you might recall the Cedar-Sinai medical error that harmed Dennis Quad's twins (and others). Quaid and his wife are now...

"FEMA Does Not Reward Innovation"

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AP News | The Columbia Daily TribuneHow's this for government bureaucracy? People got creative in trying to save money to restock the New...

Bad Systems in the News: Not the Worst "Oops" Possible with...

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The Lean Thinker ยป What Nukes?I had been mulling over trying to do a post on this story since the original story broke...

This Will Happen Again, Unless…

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Medical mix-up, unnecessary mastectomy - Health - MSNBC.com This will happen again, unless the process is fixed. Lean can help. Please read on... I...

Delegation is Not "Buck Passing"

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The article isn't online, you'll have to join the club lucky enough (ahem) to fly American Airlines to read the gem of an article...

We Must Follow Standardized Work, Right?

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The Informed Patient - WSJ.comHere's an article ($$) about hospitals working to prevent bedsores or "pressure ulcers" as they are called. I didn't...

GM Does Teach Kaizen in the Standard Work Class

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Detroit Free Press ForumsIn my previous post, I questioned if GM was teaching true "Standard Work" to reporters who came to their training center...

Updated: GM Shows "Standard Work" to Journalists?

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GM teaches writers to build it right each timeUpdated: GM *does* do some kaizen in the classWhat we call Lean or TPS, they...

Elements of Lean Surgery at Geisinger Health System

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In Bid for Better Care, Surgery With a Warranty - New York Times This outstanding NY Times article isn't about "Lean" per se (they don't...

TWI Approach to Scooping Ice Cream

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Following up my earlier post about instructions for scooping ice cream, and key points, a blog reader , Bryan Lund submitted this commentary. ...

Standard Work for Ice Cream

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No, not for home consumption, but I ended up with a 3 gallon tub of ice cream (used for a Lean batching vs single-piece...

Is There "Standard Work" for Clinical Care?

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Marketplace: Better health care through better informationThis commentator points out some shocking waste in the healthcare system:Although cancer doctors work long hours, they still...