Tag: Mistake-Proofing

Like many, I closely followed the recent pirate seizure of the Maersk ship with the American crew and was happy when the captain was...

A core Lean concept is "error proofing." We use physical devices or processes that make it difficult or impossible for errors to be made....

Today it's Toyota, tomorrow the NHS; Hospital looks to adopt safety initiative The concept of any worker being able to stop the line in a...

Hand washing and proper hand hygiene is a big concern at most hospitals -- thankfully so, since hand hygiene and other basic infection control...

Donald Berwick: Curing the Healthcare System - BusinessWeek Good exposure for the applicability and use of Lean concepts in healthcare in BusinessWeek. Dr. Berwick is...

My Way News - Lost tool bag forces changes to planned spacewalksThis makes wonder if the space program uses any concepts that we'd call...

Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Stop sending mail you later regretHa, this isn't an "error proofing" service I would need anymore, but it...

No, this is not about the root cause of mediocre "pizza." I got an email from Pizza Hut, which is strange, since I can't...

Not long ago, I purchased a universal airplane/auto adapter. There was a packaging insert that exhorted me, the user, to NOT insert the plug...

NHS: 60,000 medication blunders in 18 months - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The IndependentTrust me, I'm not picking on the NHS. There's...

WHO Proposes Checklist to Reduce Surgery Errors : NPR A surgical revolution: checklist that could prevent thousands of deaths Thanks to long-time readers Chet and Andrew...

snopes.com: Aluminum Foil Locking TabsHere's an interesting example of "Everyday Lean" that I never knew about. Have you ever been frustrated by pulling on...