Tag: NPR
Using Lean to Organize Hospital Closets… NPR Commenters Are Not Impressed
I saw this story when it originally appeared online as part of a local public radio station in California. It was now picked up nationally...
A Lean Guy Listens to NPR: NICU Waste, Growing a Rural...
I did a similar post in 2012, but here's a post where I share some recent NPR stories that I've heard recently (through the...
Stuff I’m Reading March 2015: Womack, Sweatshops, Hospitals, and Surveys
As often happens, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about. Too much WIP...
A Lean Guy Listens to NPR – Waste & Problems in...
Coming this week -- blog posts and tweets (follow me or hashtag #HCsummit12) from the 2012 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit on Wednesday and Thursday....
Economics: From “Dismal Science” to Dismal Home?
I nearly drove off the road when I heard this NPR story yesterday: "Allowance Economics: Candy, Taxes And Potty Training." Please take a listen...
L.A.M.E. as Heard on NPR?
Oh no, it seems like a L.A.M.E. ("Lean As Misguidedly Executed") story on NPR's All Things Considered program. No wonder some people hate the...
NPR Does a Great Job of Covering Toyota
Following The Toyota Way, For Better Or Worse : NPR (listen or read)
I'll hand it to NPR, they generally do a much better job...
More NPR Stories about Toyota
by Mike LopezYesterday and today, NPR's Morning Edition had two short stories about Toyota. Yesterday, they highlighted the Georgetown Plant. Listen Here.Today's story was...
NPR Stories on New Toyota Plant
It's official, that Toyota has selected a site near Tupelo, Mississippi for their next U.S. factory (Google News search here).Thanks to Pete Abilla, he...
Lean Suits Story on NPR
NPR : Suit Maker Goes 'Lean' to Keep Jobs in U.S.I'll comment more on this later, but this was on NPR this morning. ...
NPR Show Discusses The Future of U.S. Manufacturing
On Point : American Manufacturing and Jobs
Here is a 45 minute audio program from National Public Radio, discussing the future of manufacturing, focusing on...
NPR on the Jobs Bank
NPR : Future Uncertain for Auto Workers' Safety NetI don't mean to focus so much on this Jobs Bank issue. But, this piece...