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  • Effective Information Visualization0

    With today’s technology we are swimming in data.  But this data can be useless if we are not able to react to it.  Information needs to be displayed in an easy to interpret manner.  In a previous post I talked about the visualization techniques of Matthias Shapiro in terms of current events.  Now he walks us through the visualization

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  • Lean Quote: The Impossible is Untried0

    On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on

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  • Book Review: Clinical 5S for Healthcare

    Book Review: Clinical 5S for Healthcare0

    I recently had the opportunity to review the latest publication by ENNA called “Clinical 5S for Healthcare.” This book is authored by Akio Takahara, a leading expert on Lean Healthcare and 5S for the medical field. The book opens by explaining one of the critical challenges that face hospitals is the chronic occurrence of accidents.

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  • Reducing Wasted Motion Really Pays Off

    Reducing Wasted Motion Really Pays Off0

    Eliminating wasted motion is an essential element of Lean manufacturing.  Wasted motion is one of the seven (or eight, depending your school of thought) dealy wastes.  It refers to any unnecessary time and effort required to assemble a product.  Excessive twists or turns, uncomfortable reaches or pickups, and unnecessary walking all contribute to wasted motion and may put error

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  • The Characteristics of a Lean Enterprise

    The Characteristics of a Lean Enterprise0

    While Lean can be beneficially applied to any process within an organization, its greatest benefit comes when it is applied across the enterprise.  In The Machine That Changed the World in 1990, Jim Womack, et al., emphasized “that Lean thinking can be applied by any company anywhere in the world but that the full power

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  • Lean Quote; July 23, 2010; Change: Isn’t It Obvious

    Lean Quote; July 23, 2010; Change: Isn’t It Obvious0

    On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on

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