Tag: Boeing

“Lean Management” Debated in the Washington Gubernatorial Race

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, with the help of Michael George, tried injecting talk of so-called "Lean Six Sigma" into the 2012 presidential race,...

Lean Lessons for Healthcare from a Boeing 737 Factory Video

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Podcaster Cali Lewis (a fellow DFW-area Texan) hosts a show called GeekBeat.tv, where she normally highlights new consumer tech gadgets and nerdy robots from...

Notes From My First Day at #IHI 2011

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This is just my second time attending the annual Institute for Healthcare Improvement annual forum - one of about 6,000 medical professionals, leaders, and...

Mini-Review: First Three Chapters of the Virginia Mason Medical Center Lean...

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I've finally started reading the new book by Charles Kenney, Transforming Health Care: Virginia Mason Medical Center's Pursuit of the Perfect Patient Experience, and...

Of 777s and Heart Rate Monitors

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In recent years, healthcare has been learning a lot of lessons from aviation -- including checklists and "Crew Resource Management," as written about in...

Lean Healthcare Overview Video from Americans in Sweden

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As I'm currently in Sweden, I was reminded of this video I found recently featuring John Black, a lean healthcare consultant and author who...

Book Review: Boeing Versus Airbus

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Review by Andy Wagner: Name of the Book: Boeing Versus Airbus: The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business Author: John Newhouse Publication Date: 2007 Book...

Boeing’s Beer Game

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Boeing to shut down C-17 production Boeing is planning to shut down production of a cargo aircraft. It's a slightly different lesson than the Ford...

Boeing Reduces 737 Airplane’s Final-Assembly Time by 50 Percent

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Press Release Looks like great work by the Boeing 737 team! "We're not going to stop at a 50 percent reduction, but improving our production system...