Tag: Kanban

When I visited the Toyota Museum in Nagoya, Japan (see my previous blog posts about it), they had a display that includes a video...

This is from the 3rd edition of my book Lean Hospitals. I've copied and pasted from the book with no additional edits, although I'll bold...

I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California. Follow on Twitter using the hashtag #HCSummit2017. If you're here at the event,...

Does your healthcare organization struggle with keeping hand sanitizer dispensers full? Let me know what you think of this "two-bin kanban" system prototype from a vendor that might more forward on this...

Thanks again to Cardinal Health for sponsoring the webinar that I did with them and Fierce Healthcare on supply chain best practices from other...

Recently, I wrote about an on-site event that I helped the Iowa Lean Consortium and Mary Greeley Medical Center (MGMC) organize... here is my first...

I'm excited to announce that I'm presenting a webinar at no cost to you on September 22nd, sponsored by Cardinal Health and hosted by...

The Wall St Journal loves writing about how "Just In Time" (JIT) is a risky inventory strategy. See my past posts about how the...

Today, I'm sharing a 10-minute video that was shared by the Five Hills Health Region within the Saskatchewan health system. In the video, Heather, the director...

Every time I am in a hospital or clinic setting, one of the first things I do is get a pump or squirt of...

Tomorrow afternoon, I'm doing two different webinars that I hope you'll want to sign up for. Even if you can't attend live, I'd encourage you...

I'm happy to be partnering up again with my friend and fellow contrarian rabble-rouser Jim Benson to do a full-day workshop on Lean for knowledge...