Tag: Six Sigma
Problems like This Should be the Focus of “Lean Government”
The "Strong America Now" initiative has proposed there are opportunities to save $500 BILLION a year from our U.S. federal government budget by using...
Radiology Patient Flow Improvement Using Lean at a German Hospital
This is the first Lean article or case study I recall seeing about a German hospital: "JACR: Lean Six Sigma increases MRI productivity." The...
Dear “Lean Six Sigma” Crowd – Lean is About Quality, Too
First off, I'm not trying to dredge up a "Lean vs. Six Sigma" battle here. I'm not "anti-Six Sigma." I'm not a huge proponent...
Video Presentation on Reducing Healthcare Waste & Improving Care
Last week, I posted a podcast with Mike George, founder of Strong America Now, an organization that is promoting Lean and Six Sigma methods...
Podcast #125 – Mike George on Lean Six Sigma for Government...
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My guest for Podcast #125 is Mike George, the founder of Strong America Now, a "nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing and educating citizens to...
Dr. Mrinalini Gadkari on the Ohio State Healthcare MBOE Program –...
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Today's episode is a discussion with Mrinalini Gadkari, a Senior Lecturer at the Fisher College of Business. Today, we're talking about the new Master...
Newt Endorses Lean & Six Sigma for Government; Staff Quits on...
I met Newt Gingrich at the Ontario Hospital Association conference in late 2009, as I blogged about here: "Meeting Newt Gingrich, a Lean Champion."
Yesterday...
Memorial Day Thanks & Links to Lean in the Military
I know about 35% of you are reading from outside of the United States, but it is a national holiday here today, Memorial Day....
Podcast #118 – Jim Womack on GM, Toyota & Lean Six...
Episode #118 is a follow-up to podcast #116 with Jim Womack, founder and former Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Institute, now their Senior Advisor...
Fox News Channel Understands “Lean” Better than the WSJ
On Friday, there was yet another Wall Street Journal article about Lean (fixating as they always do on the "Just In Time" component). The...
Funny Six Sigma Parody Site: ISSISSIPPI.org
I stumbled across this site a few week ago and would have shared it for April Fools' Day if I hadn't presented a joke...
Guest Post: Continuous Improvement’s Continuous Mistakes
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is from Dan Feliciano (@DanFeliciano on Twitter), a lean six sigma professional and former candidate for Governor of Vermont.
I...