Tag: Deming

“Quality Circles” Are Alive & Well in Japanese Organizations; We Might...

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One question I was asked to ask during my Japan trip was to see if "Quality Circles" are still active in Japanese companies. I...

Lean is a “Generic” Term for TPS (and The Toyota Way),...

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People often say Lean is pretty simple (or that it's just "common sense"). Yeah, some of the concepts are simple... but sometimes deceptively so....

Why Red-Green Charts in Management are a Rear-View Mirror Approach

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tl;dr: The article critiques the traditional use of red-green charts in management, likening it to driving by looking only at the rear-view mirror. It...

Teaching Up in the Organization?

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People often talk about the need for senior leadership support for Lean. If we're going to really transform our culture, workplace, and performance, "quality...

The One Where a Dog Reviews the Strategy Deployment Metrics Wall

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I've had some cartoons on the blog before, including a few "Doofus & Leanies."  I can't draw at all, believe me (although I sometimes...

That Moment When You Realize a Potential Client CEO is a...

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Many healthcare organizations are non-profits. They provide some "community benefit" in terms of charity care (as do for-profit healthcare organizations). Then, there are healthcare organizations...

3 Ways to React to Human Error

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What happens when a mistake is made in your organization? How do you react when an error occurs? A lab specimen gets mislabeled. The wrong...

The Worst Root Cause Problem Solver in the Animal World Is…...

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We all know the beaver is "the engineer of the animal kingdom." That's why MIT has a beaver as a mascot... it's an engineer...

Another PDSA: Please Don’t…

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PDSA, back to the days of Dr. Deming, has stood for Plan Do Study Adjust. A key point in the application of PDSA (and a...

America’s Oldest Bike Company Could Use Lean Manufacturing to Remain the...

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Mark's Note: Today's post is by Andy Wagner, who contributed regularly to this blog from 2007 to 2010. This CNN video caught his eye...

Visiting Two Japanese Hospitals with an Eye for Lean; I Can’t...

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In November 2012, I had the opportunity to visit Japan for the first time as part of a Lean healthcare study mission. It was...

Live Blogging Day 1: Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2014

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Today is the first day of the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on Twitter with hashtag #HCSummit14 to see my tweets and thoughts from others....
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