News and discussion about Lean Manufacturing, the
Toyota Production System, Lean Health care, and American
manufacturing competitiveness. The "Lean Manufacturing
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TPS - ThroughPut Solutions.
Nursing Shortage Easing? (May 8, 2008 11:00) Slowdown's Side Effect: More Nurses - WSJ.com : Not a Lean article, but a major issue for hospitals..
The Power of Asking "Why?" (May 7, 2008 20:30) reportonbusiness.com: Asking 'why' again and again is harder than you think, but it works It's kind..
A Pharmacy's Long Turnaround Time? (May 7, 2008 03:33) Star-Telegram.com: | 05/06/2008 | LETTERS OK, so we're piling on JPS Hospital at this point.. but t..
Paying for Hospital Activity (May 6, 2008 02:26) B.C. considers radical shift in hospital funding, based on patients treated This is something that ..
Obvious Incentives for Coverups (May 4, 2008 23:25) The Associated Press: FAA tries again to fix cover-up of air safety errors : It's always disturbing..
The Shift from Factories to Hospitals (May 4, 2008 12:24) Factories Fading, Hospitals Step In - WSJ It's inevitable -- as manufacturing jobs decline and our ..
The Risks of A Long Supply Chain (May 3, 2008 14:15) A Crushing Issue: How to Destroy Brand-New Cars - WSJ.com While this is a story about Mazda shippin..
Sponsor: ENNA Japan Tour (May 2, 2008 15:27) We have a new sponsor of the blog, ENNA and their Japan Tour . In the interest of full disclosure, i..
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