Tag: Reader Questions
Reader Question: Asset Optimizers and Point Optimizers
It's time for another in my Reader Questions series, this question comes from Brian via email. If you have a question or topic that...
Reader Question: Rapid Response Teams (Oops, We Don’t Have the Items)
I received an email from a reader that I'm sharing and commenting on with permission.
"Dear Mark: I am a lean coordinator for a manufacturing...
Is This Woman Set Up to Fail?
There are lots of places online where people can ask questions about Lean, such as the LEI forums and numerous LinkedIn groups. I saw...
“Single Piece Flow” in Medicine
I've always enjoyed my discussions with Sami Bahri, D.D.S., the "World's First Lean Dentist." One concept he talks about, most recently in our video...
Q&A #2 – Michael Balle, "The Lean Manager" – Nursing
I recently invited questions for Michael Balle, the author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean Turnaround. He...
Q&A #1 – Michael Balle, "The Lean Manager"
I recently invited questions for Michael Balle, the author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean Turnaround. He...
Upcoming Q&A with Lean Author Michael Balle
While in the UK recently, I met Michael Balle, the author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean...
Value Stream Mapping in Healthcare – Does it Differ?
A reader, Dan, asked a great question on the MoveToHealthcare.ning.com site (since closed), re-used here with his permission:
I recently attended a 2-day Lean Healthcare...
Who are the Lean Thinking CEOs?
A question came in from a blog reader -- simple question with no simple or easy answers:
Who are the Lean Thinking CEOs?
My first thought...
How to Get Started with a Lean Culture?
Here's another Lean Blog reader question from Joe, who writes:Last year I was part of an ERP implementation team at our company, and while...
Reader Question: Why Do We Still Do It?
Dan asked a really good question in the forum for the Move to Healthcare networking site.He suggested I pose it here, and I thought...
Examples of Lean A/P or A/R in Hospitals?
Got this question from a reader:After successful application of lean to clinical processes we are moving into the the finance/accounting transaction areas such as...
