What my Book "Lean Hospitals" Says About Inventory Planning
http://leanblog.org/audio303 This is from the 3rd edition of my book Lean Hospitals. I've copied and pasted from the book with no additional edits, although I'll bold italic some parts for emphasis. I...
12 Apr 20208min
Thoughts From Lean Thinkers on Coping with the Coronavirus Crisis
http://www.leanblog.org/audio302 Thanks to Elisabeth and the team at GoLeanSixSigma.com for inviting me to contribute some thoughts in this piece: How Lean Six Sigma Can Help Fight the Coronavirus Pa...
11 Apr 20204min
See? Lean is About Flexibility, Not Low Inventory
http://leanblog.org/audio301 It's great to see examples of manufacturing companies being flexible and adaptive in these challenging times. Lean methods are often providing a huge boost in what can be ...
10 Apr 20207min
One Doctor's Troubling Experiences in the Emergency Department [Covid-19]
http://www.leanblog.org/audio300 I had a phone conversation yesterday with an emergency medicine physician after her shift at an unnamed hospital in an undisclosed state. She had a number of frustrati...
20 Mar 202012min
Covid-19: Don't Blame Toyota or "Just in Time" for Your Risky Supply Chain Strategy
http://www.leanblog.org/audio299 I normally love the public radio program "Marketplace" and have listened to it (on radio or as a podcast) for 15 years or so. But, I was very disappointed with this re...
17 Mar 202011min
For Covid-19 Preparedness, Hospitals Need More Than Written Protocols
http://www.leanblog.org/audio298 I've been thinking a lot about hospitals and how they're preparing for the expected tsunami of Covid-19 patients who will need ICU beds and ventilators (when it's expe...
16 Mar 202015min
Jumping to Solutions: A Hard Habit to Break
http://www.leanblog.org/audio297 Looking back at a blog post and an article from 2012 and 2014...
3 Mar 20205min
My “Measures of Success” Workshop at the Shingo Conference 2020 in Orlando
http://www.leanblog.org/shingo2020 Thanks to the Shingo Institute for inviting me to facilitate a half-day workshop at the Shingo Conference, being held this year in Orlando, April 16 and 17. The work...
12 Feb 20205min
