Tag: 5S
Reader Question: Rapid Response Teams (Oops, We Don’t Have the Items)
I received an email from a reader that I'm sharing and commenting on with permission.
"Dear Mark: I am a lean coordinator for a manufacturing...
Weekend Fun: Depiction of the Lack of Hospital “5S”
One wouldn't expect to find a depiction of a hospital setting with poor "5S" practices on the show Family Guy - of course, depending...
Happy Birthday Frank Gilbreth; Reducing Waste in Hospitals… Green is Lean
Today, July 7, is the birthday of Frank Gilbreth, born this day in 1868. While some of his methods arguably ranked low on the...
“Lean Doctors” – A New Book and Webinar
Something Lean is in the water in Wisconsin, as that state is one of the hotbeds of Lean healthcare. There's, of course, the ThedaCare...
St. Boniface Hospital’s Lean Journey: Enhancing Patient Care and Efficiency
The Winnipeg Free Press has an article about their local St. Boniface Hospital, a member of the LEI/ThedaCare network I'm involved with called the...
No Joke: Lean Methods Applied by a Hockey Coach in Ontario
Unlike Thursday's joke, this is real. It's a video posted by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), featuring a full-time Lean professional, a "kaizen...
April Fool: A New Way to Learn Lean? Wii Lean!
Note: I edited the post title on April 3 to make it clear this was an April Fool's Joke. Comments posted by readers on...
Teachable Moments from PRHI
Hat tip to my friend Jack for pointing out these short videos from the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) that they call "Teachable Moments."
The...
President Obama at “the Gemba”
Keeping things light on a Saturday... New York Magazine has a funny photo story series of President Obama on tours of different factories and...
L.A.M.E. as Heard on NPR?
Oh no, it seems like a L.A.M.E. ("Lean As Misguidedly Executed") story on NPR's All Things Considered program. No wonder some people hate the...
Guest Post: What Do You Do When…
Mark's note: I've known Bruce Baker for a few years as a thoughtful commenter here on the Lean Blog. I was thrilled when he...
Notes from My First IHI National Quality Forum (#ihi09)
Today was an exciting day at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 21st annual National Forum on Healthcare Quality Improvement. It's my first time here,...
