By Mark Graban
Texas Hospital Saves Money Occasionally With Lean Six Sigma… But Can Do More, More Often? I saw this headline the other day about University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas: “UMC …
This Organization Chose Not to “Deploy #Lean” Because a Leader Thought it is Not Customer Focused? I posted an article on LinkedIn last week as a companion article and summary …
I’ve long been appreciative of the work that Toyota does, through their non-profit TSSC subsidiary, to help non-profits and community organizations improve. The latest example of that is some work …
One challenge with teaching Lean is that there isn’t aways a consistent definition that’s used by everybody. Some of the definitions are really bad. Some of them are just different …
I’m excited to announce that the audiobook version of our book Practicing Lean is complete! It’s available for purchase via LeanPub.com and it might be available through other channels in the …
Let’s start by stating the obvious: it sucks to wait 24 hours or more on a stretcher in an emergency department hallway waiting for a real hospital bed. It’s sad …
This is an elaboration on something I originally posted on LinkedIn. I saw somebody touting an approach that would guarantee “maximum efficiency for your management gemba walks.” Ah, the efficiency …
Any rare event creates a number of challenges when it comes to manufacturing and supply chains. We’re seeing a pretty historic “spike” in demand for products like the inexpensive glasses …
Highlights of “Boss Level Podcast” – Gen. Stan McChrystal and the Book “Team of Teams” I’ve read most of retired General Stanley McChrystal’s excellent book Team of Teams: New Rules …
Today at 3 PM, I’m doing a webinar at the invitation of the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council, as part of their “Quality Café” series. Thanks for the invitation! …
