The Lean Insider

The Lean Insider blog will be taking a break for the rest of this month, as we all devote ourselves to holidays, celebration, family and d...

In the debate over reforming healthcare, one issue that is rarely discussed is how to reform the way insurance companies pay for healthcar...

What lean book would you give for the holidays this year? There are many different types of lean books, and what you buy for...

An item about a consulting-firm acquisition caught my eye the other day. Broadlane, a Dallas-based company that describes itself as a “c...

We lean thinkers know that when errors or defects are widespread, the problem usually lies in flaws in the process, not with i...

The job market is strong for senior executives who can lead lean enterprise-wide transformations. And overall, lean employment in the year...

Corporations like the future to be predictable so planning is easier, but that’s not the way the world works. Life is full of uncertainty,...

A recent article in the Miami Herald describes efforts by a team at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital to eliminate waste,...

I’ve written in the past about the need to increase the capacity of medical schools because of doctor shortages. The same thing is true w...

Industry Week’s current issue is featuring a story about the progress GM, Ford and Chrysler are making in becoming lean . The sub-headline...