Tag: Waste
Muda? Don’t Forget About Mura and Muri!
Recently, I blogged about how a Lean hospital would focus on reducing overwork on nurses and other staff:
https://www.leanblog.org/2019/01/lean-should-be-the-solution-to-hospital-overwork-or-understaffing/
Another term that could be used is...
A Tale of Two Dental Visits: Frustrating and Ideal
If a practice aims for "ideal care," how can there be so much waste and waiting one day, followed by a perfect waste-free visit the next? What are your experiences with care and delays in clinic settings?
Texas Hospital Saves Money Occasionally With Lean Six Sigma… But Can...
I saw this headline the other day about University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas:
"UMC finds savings through waste"
The headline really should say "through waste...
Reader Question: What Type of Waste is This in Our Healthcare...
Here is an international reader question from somebody working in healthcare in the Middle East.
The reader writes:
I would like to thank you for your...
Lean Quick Wins: How Asking Frontline Staff Builds Engagement Fast
Last week, I received a few questions from somebody at a hospital system and I thought I'd address one of them here: "Can you suggest any "quick wins" to get staff engaged in a Lean culture?"
Guest Post: Tom Brady (TB12) – Lean Thinker
Mark's Note: Today's post is by a new guest contributor, Tom Gormley. I first met Tom in 2009 or 2010 when my wife and...
Gene Wilder, Lean, and Lean Startup Thoughts on Wasting Time and...
The famed actor and comedian Gene Wilder passed away this week at age 83.
I think of him primarily as an actor from the classic...
Lean at UCLA Harbor Medical Center Featured by the BBC
The BBC radio program "The Science Hour" recently aired a program with a segment where an unexpected person (Dr. Kevin Fong) to an unexpected...
A Lean Guy Reads & Reviews “Henry Ford’s Lean Vision”
I'm a car guy. Above all other mechanical devices that we engineers get to be involved with, I am fascinated most with these incredible...
Still Settling In After Moving; Not Blaming People for Their Best...
The past two weeks have been very busy, to say the least. Thanks to the guest bloggers who contributed posts to help reduce my...
Announced “Workplace Principles” for NHS Wales Staff Sound Like Lean Principles
Each Saturday, I get an email newsletter from the UK-based site "Nursing Times." Last week, this article, caught my eye: "Workplace principles revealed for NHS staff in Wales." A free registration might be required to read it or other articles, but it's worth it.
Coffee Shop Kaizen: Why Every Mug Doesn’t Need a Spoon (Every...
We talk about problem solving and continuous improvement in the Lean methodology. How much time should we worry about distinguishing between the problems we CAN solve, the problems we SHOULD solve, and the problems we MUST solve? ...
