Tag: Boeing
“Lean Management” Debated in the Washington Gubernatorial Race
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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...