The Lean Insider

A blog of news, research, and trends on operational excellence and Lean enterprise

1.26.2011

Mark Graban's "Lean for Haiti"

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Today's blog entry features a special note from Mark Graban , author of the book Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and ...
1.07.2011

Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis) and its Lean Results

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According to a recent article over on the STL Today website, Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis has seen dramatic improvements during t...
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12.15.2010

Porsche Gets Its Speed from Toyota

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I just read this great article over at the Bloomberg Businessweek site titled Porsche ‘Shock Therapy’ Spurs VW, Lufthansa Efficiency Drive...
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12.01.2010

Lean Labor Management

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I recently read a very informative article by Stephen Jannise on the Software Advice site that covers a concept often left out of Lean ma...
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11.11.2010

The A3 Problem-Solving Process

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One of the most effective problem-solving approaches used by Toyota is the A3 report. "A3" is actually a paper size (11" x 17...
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11.03.2010

Lean and Human Resources

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I first met Cheryl Jekiel -- vice president of Human Resources for the Flying Food Group -- at an annual Association for Manufacturing Excel...
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10.27.2010

The Improvement "Trap"

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During the past few years, I've attended many insightful presentations given by Michael Bremer while participating in conferences focus...
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10.20.2010

True Cost Versus Piece Price in the Supply Chain

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Chris Harris is one of the authors of a new book titled Lean Supplier Development: Establishing Partnerships and True Costs Throughout the ...
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10.14.2010

Is Target Cost Management Important?

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I recently had a conversation with Jim Rains , author of a new book titled Target Cost Management: The Ladder to Global Survival and Success...
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10.07.2010

Lean Doing and Lean Thinking

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A recent article over on the ThomasNet news site, authored by David R. Butcher, confirms what a lot of Lean champions have been declaring ...
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