Tag: Standardized Work

Guest Post: Tom Brady (TB12) – Lean Thinker

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Mark's Note: Today's post is by a new guest contributor, Tom Gormley. I first met Tom in 2009 or 2010 when my wife and...

The Time I Volunteered at a Distillery and Couldn’t Help Doing...

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One thing I enjoy is the opportunity to basically be a “value adding” worker in a process. The work is pretty repetitive (but, again, it’s a very enjoyable environment) and it lets me think like an industrial engineer or a “Lean thinker” when I’m not talking with...

What Do You (or Your ______) Like or Dislike Most About...

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This article caught my eye at Becker's Hospital Review: We asked 13 physicians what they really think of their hospital Even though organizations do formal physician...

Lean at UCLA Harbor Medical Center Featured by the BBC

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The BBC radio program "The Science Hour" recently aired a program with a segment where an unexpected person (Dr. Kevin Fong) to an unexpected...

Guest Post: Is Your Organization Practicing “Unlean Lean”?

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Mark's note: Today's post is something that Drew Locher originally published in his email newsletter (sign up here), but he's allowing me to post it...

The Shared Interests & Goals of Lean and the Patient Safety...

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Later today and tomorrow, I'll be attending the annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit that's produced by a non-profit called the Patient...

Another Conversation About L.A.M.E. and Lean in Manufacturing and Healthcare

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It's far too common to see somebody with just a little bit of understanding about Lean do things that really shouldn't be described as...

Lean Thoughts at a Toronto Blue Jays Game

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I love what I do and I travel a lot... the travel can sometimes be a drag, such as last Monday's flight delays with...

A Lean Guy Listens to NPR: NICU Waste, Growing a Rural...

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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...

Is Your Lean Journey Being Embraced With “Open Arms?” Are you...

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The phrase "Lean journey" is used widely to describe an organization's transformation over time. It's either a phrase that invokes helpful imagery or it's...

Are Hospitalists Ready to Get Serious About Reducing Waste and Improving...

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I was quoted in two articles that appeared in "Today's Hospitalist": "Discharging Mr. Wood: Time to get serious about waste" and "Standardized work: Improving quality by reducing...

[Video] Kim Barnas on Moving Beyond Heroics and on to Lean...

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Today, I'm traveling to Orlando for the annual Society for Health Systems conference. I hope to see some of you there! Joe Swartz and...