“The Economist” Magazine Highlights a Lean Hospital in Sweden
I was fortunate to have the chance to speak and visit at a few hospitals in Sweden back in February, 2010 (see my…
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Brilliant LEGO Visualization of Healthcare Flow (or Lack Thereof)
Thanks go to Hakan Forss, from Sweden, who sent me a link to an article he wrote about Lean, waste, and patient…
As Seen on TV: Random Lean Terms in Commercials
On a recent Sunday morning, I was watching cable news channels and two different commercials had a word jump out at…
Interview with Masaaki Imai – Ohno and Respect for People
The Kaizen Institute website has posted an excellent text Q&A with Masaaki Imai, who you might recognize as the…
Right Sized Capacity in a Stockholm Hospital – Flow, Not Monuments
When I was in Sweden in late January, I had a chance to visit the Capio Saint Göran Hospital in Stockholm. I saw…
A Coffee Machine that’s Mistake Proofed
When I was in Sweden, the one hospital I visited had an automated coffee machine that made a variety of drinks. In…