More on Teaching TQM, TPS, Lean, and Kaizen to Doctors in Japan
In the third and final part of this series, I share more about how Toyota teaches about TPS and TQM... and how they…
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How Toyota Teaches a Japanese Hospital’s Doctors About TQM
Last week, I wrote about the influence of Total Quality Management (TQM) on Toyota -- in the past and the present,…
TQM at Toyota and the Influence on Lean – Past and Present, Japan and U.S.
I'm very excited to be leaving for Japan for another study trip in just over a month. This will be my second trip…
“Small Kaizen” at a Japanese Hospital Pharmacy, Part 1
I'm overdue in writing more about my last trip to Japan a few months back.
Today, I'll like to share some…
The WSJ Overgeneralizes about The “Japanese Model,” Not All Companies…
Not all Japanese companies are the same. "Lean isn't easy" if you're a Japanese company. Toyota has created…
Clearing the Lean Blog Backlog: Lemmings, Change, Lean, & Leadership
Cleaning out the backlog of stuff I wanted to blog about...
Not Being Lean Lemmings; Why Best Practices Don't…
Lessons Ford & the UAW Learned in Japan in 1981 Still Apply (Even in…
I continue sharing documents from the Don Ephlin library archive. What did Ford and the UAW learn when they visited…
From 1994, But Relevant Today: “Why TQM Fails” & Parallels to…
Some of you reading this might remember the Total Quality Management (TQM) movement of the late 1980s and 1990s.…
It might be too late to get “Buy In” by the time you bemoan the lack…
Another question I get thrown at me very often is something along the lines of “How do we get more buy in for…
How Failed Lean Implementations Are Like a Bad Home Theater System
Alternate title: “Lean is an Integrated System. Of Course Just Implementing Pieces Leads to Failure.” Throughout…