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Lean Blog

http://www.leanblog.org

A blog focused on "lean manufacturing" and the Toyota Production System, as applied to manufacturing, health care, and other industries.

• Added on: Apr 29th, 2007
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Mark Graban
• Listed in: Business Education
• Tags: lean manufacturing kaizen toyota production system lean lean healthcare lean hospital

Recent Posts

• Preventive Care = Lower Cost or Better Value?

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 13:00 in healthcare, preventative

  Effective Preventive Care Crucial : NPRLean thinkers, especially in manufacturing, know about TPM, aka Total Productive Maintenance. It becomes intuitive to a lean thinker that taking care of machines and equipment saves money in the long run. TPM le...

• Medical Journal Article on the Gilbreths in the O.R.

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 03:00 in doctor, healthcare, respect for people, taylorism, gilbreth

  Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: scientific management in the operating roomI sprung $20 for this healthcare journal article about the Gilbreths, thought I'd share a few historical tidbits here. I already knew that Frank Gilbreth was credited with the ide...

• The World\'s First Lean Radio Show?

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 12:47

  .:: AM 790 - Talk & Business - WPRV ::.I just learned about this... debuting today at 4 PM eastern on 790 AM in Rhode Island... the show "The Lean Nation" with Karl Wadensten.I'm going to listen... I wonder how many tuning in will think it's a we...

• NY Times on Standardization, Deming, and Lean Principles in Healthcare

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 03:00 in toyota, doctor, healthcare, kaizen, nytimes, deming, standard work, thedacare, virginia mason

  If Health Care Is Going to Change, Dr. Brent James's Ideas Will Change It - NYTimes.com About 10 people sent me this article via the blog or Twitter, so thanks for that. Don't worry about duplication if you see stuff you think I'd be interested in re...

• A Nearly Apocalyptic Workaround?

  Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 14:19 in military, workaround, gemba

  Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine:There was a fascinating article in a recent WIRED Magazine about Cold War nuclear response and defense systems. This one sidebar struck me as a classic workaround, if the story can be believed.When: 1960...

• Guest Post: My Transition to Health Care

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 03:00 in healthcare, move, hershfield

  By Dale Hershfield:I am fortunate to have recently transitioned into health care from outside the sector. As someone with lean and performance improvement expertise, I recognized opportunities in health care for both professional and personal growth...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

DiamondVVV1

Very intriguing ideas and a great site -- I have left you a comment onsite.

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