Tag: Canada

Roger Penske adds the Smart car to his $17B empire - Oct. 5, 2007Good article here about businessman Roger Penske. I didn't realize...

APM Marketplace (Business/Economy radio)As you've read here, I'm trying to help get the word out that we should be not just focusing on access...

Value-Stream Improvement for the Office and Services The Lean Enterprise Institute is giving a free webinar on August 2nd, featuring a hospital that presented...

What are your thoughts? I wrote last week about my thoughts and hopes for the movie "SiCKO". I've actually seen the film now. I won't...

I've been asked a few times by blog readers about the movie "Sicko" since I work in the healthcare world. It opens tomorrow...

Hello from the Global Lean Healthcare Summit in Warwickshire, England. It is amazing how truly global this movement is, as tonight I met or...

Intelligent Design: Cellphones Are Kryptonite To Nissan's I-Key - ConsumeristI previously had trouble with my Prius key flying out at me (which I've gotten...

globeandmail.com: Private sector health care: Think quality, regulationI don't think healthcare and quality is a "Private vs. Public" debate. As we'll inevitably have...

Did I get your attention? OK, it was a misleading headline, sort of. Certainly, productivity and quality are important, as are safety and on-time...

WSJ.com - Airports Start to Feel the Sting Of Airline Cost-Cutting EffortsFat airports? No, I'm not talking about the fast food concessions you...

Here's another example of the Lean Consumption model at work. The business model of car sharing is increasingly gaining momentum in North America. Including...

By Mark Edmondson Today I went to the local post office to buy holiday stamps and Priority Mail boxes. (An aside: Priority...