In Japanese, gemba means “the real place.” This is the place where work happens; where the facts can be found. In veterinary medicine, it wo...

  The value stream is the overall high-level sequence of steps necessary to take a product or service from start to finish (and the delays t...

  According to Lean, value is defined by three concepts. First, it is something that the client wants or needs and is willing to pay for....

  As consumers, we all have had those epic experiences with call centers, auto repair shops, plumbers, etc. Why can they not see the cons...

  There is a new paradigm, a new methodology, with proven results over many different industries including human health care. The new mod...

In Lean, we talk a lot about systems; that Lean is a systems approach to management.  The axiom is that there are no evil workers, only e...

Welcome to LeanVets.  The purpose of this site is to promote Toyota Production System, or Lean, methodologies in veterinary medicine and vet...