Tag: Value Stream Mapping
Interview with “Kata Girl Geek” Gemma Jones on Lean, Improvement, and...
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My guest for Episode #482 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Gemma Jones.
Gemma is an...
Why Value Stream Maps Use That Factory Shape (and What It...
If you've ever drawn or reviewed a Value Stream Map, you've probably used the familiar "factory" icon to represent a customer or supplier. It's...
Lean Healthcare Trip to China, Day 1, Part 1: Familiar Themes...
After arriving at the hotel in Beijing at about 8 pm the night before, I participated in a day-long Lean Healthcare conference that very...
Lean Manufacturing Behind “Made in USA” Political Hats (Including Trump’s)
These Donald Trump hats (and hats for other candidates including Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush) are made by a Newark company, Unionwear. Lean is their strategy and their production system. That’s how they are competing against China.
Rhode Island’s Governor Announces Lean Initiative, Declares “Operations Matter”
You might know my friend Karl Wadensten, the president of VIBCO, a small manufacturer in Rhode Island. I've interviewed him for episode #84 of...
This Date in Lean Blog History: August 6
My blog will turn 10 years old in February 2015. You're probably either thinking, "Wow, that's awesome!" or "Get a life, dude." :-)
Here's a...
Karen Martin: Why Value Stream Mapping Must Be Strategic, Not Just...
Episode #190 features Karen Martin, co-author of Value Stream Mapping, on using VSM as a strategic leadership tool--avoiding "map wallpaper," aligning incentives, and turning...
‘Lean and Green’ is Free
Mark's note: What follows is a guest post by Keivan Zokaei about the necessary and unsurprisingly overlap between Lean principles and environmental stewardship. I...
Podcast #179 – Judy Worth & Tom Shuker, Perfecting Patient Journeys,...
My guests for Podcast #179 are my friends Judy Worth and Tom Shuker, two of the co-authors of the book Perfecting Patient Journeys, which...
Reader Questions: Lean and Process Improvement in Healthcare
I received some really good questions from a reader, Nick, who has recently crossed industries to bring his Lean Manufacturing experience into healthcare. Since...
Webinar Recording from a University of Michigan Health System Lean Leader
Yesterday, the MIT SDM program hosted a webinar by Dr. Jack Billi from University of Michigan. I had the good fortune to meet Dr....
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. federal government budget by using...
