By Mark Graban
The chain Whole Foods is reportedly having inventory shortages and morale problems. It sounds like a real mess, but thankfully nobody is calling it Lean. Their “Order to Shelf” system …
Tour Preview: The Japanese Health Care System at a High Level As I prepare to go back to Japan, I’m sharing some insights about the Japanese health system from the …
The WSJ Overgeneralizes about The “Japanese Model,” Not All Companies Are Toyota Not all Japanese companies are the same. “Lean isn’t easy” if you’re a Japanese company. Toyota has created …
#Lean Can Be Very Fragile, Especially With Executive Changes Lean can be very fragile. History shows that Lean can fall apart even in an organization that is years into a …
Employee Complaints About Lean in Healthcare, Even at Some of the Best Organizations Last week, I blogged about some employee complaints related to rotating day and night shifts at the …
Somebody *Did* Get Unjustly Fired in Hawaii, But System Problems Should be Blamed TL;DR Summary: “Employee 1” (the guy who pushed the “wrong” button) got fired. But the FCC report …
I often get asked a question along the lines of “So, what exactly do you do?” Today, I give some updates about my various projects and partnerships, including continuing with …
I’ve written about many of these ideas and themes before in various blog posts, but I wanted to consolidate my thoughts on the Lean concept of “standardized work” in a …
What We’re Looking Forward to Learning at the Toyota Plant Tour Tomorrow, with the entire KaiNexus team, I’m going to visit the Toyota truck plant in San Antonio, the plant …
What the Book “Lean Thinking” Said About Healthcare in 1996 http://www.leanblog.org/audio244 When the book Lean Thinking (by Jim Womack and Dan Jones) was originally published in 1996, it seems likely that …
