This is from the 3rd edition of my book Lean Hospitals. I’ve copied and pasted from the book with no additional edits, although I’ll bold italic some parts for emphasis. I’ll some closing thoughts at the end. For a more complete PDF excerpt, click here (requires Dropbox access). I also posted this on LinkedIn and there was a little bit of discussion generated if you want to check it out. ———————– Kanban: A Lean Approach to Managing Materials  Kanban … Continue reading What my Book “Lean Hospitals”​ Says About Inventory Planning