Tag: Kaizen

Nice Toyota "Root Cause" Problem Solving Example in USA Today

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The other 'Big 3': Japanese car giants caught in sales skid, too - USATODAY.comIt was Kaizen Week in the paper, apparently, as the word...

An Inadvertent Lean Role Model?

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FOXNews.com - Mystery Celebrity LinkYou'll have to click on the above link to see who said the following (the link is from Fox News...

Jeff Bezos at the Amazon Gemba

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Curious at Amazon, but Not Idle - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com This piece about Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos made me think about visiting the "Gemba"...

Best Buy Gets It

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by Dan MarkovitzBest Buy is generally not talked about as an exemplar of lean. (It's best known for its Results Only Work Environment; read...

Open Letter to Todd English, Restaurateur

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Dear Todd: My wife and I are both big fans of your The Olives Table cookbook, your television shows, and your Olives restaurant in Las...

What Sets Toyota Apart?

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Below is a Toyota expression that I love... and this is a statement that could apply in any type of organization, don't you think?...

WWII Propaganda Posters for Employee Ideas

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Browse Posters - George Marshall Foundation I love old WWII Posters, particularly the production posters aimed at helping the war effort. As much as Dr....

Experience vs. Outside Views (or Experience + Outside)

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I'm getting some really interesting and constructive comments in my reader survey. Keep it coming. I'll reflect, summarize, and respond to it here on...

Healthcare Kaizen Events Survey, Part 3

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Here is part 3 of the results from my online survey about Kaizen Events in healthcare. You can find Part 1 and Part 2...

Healthcare Kaizen Events Survey, Part 2

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Following up on Part 1 of the survey results, we'll now explore some of the results and lessons learned from event-driven Lean activities in...

Healthcare Kaizen Events Survey Results, Part 1

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Last month, I conducted a non-scientific online survey about the use of event-style Kaizen methodologies in healthcare. There were 41 responses, gathered from...

Lean in the Bolton NHS Trust, England

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Making lean thinking work in the NHS Here's an article about a British hospital. I've seen the CEO, David Fillingham, speak about Lean and it...