Well, as I was recently reminded by one of the practice management ‘gurus,’ it is the beginning of the first quarter of 2017 and we all kno...

Part of the mindset of thinking Lean is seeing and understanding your practice as a collection of systems . Individually, they seem appropri...

One of the primary tenets of Toyota and Lean is the pursuit of perfection. That is even the motto for the Lexus brand. But what does tha...

This is a continuation of the previous blog “‘Pushy’ Rescue Groups.” We are revisiting the difference between “pull” and “push” systems. ...

I thought I would look, again, at “push” vs. “pull” systems. Though I have written on this topic before, it can be a little difficult to c...

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No, not Albert Einstein! Moraito “Morey” Einstein, Albert’s third cousin, twice removed on his mother’s side. Just kidding! However, t...

SMED stands for Single Minute Exchange of Dies. One of Shigeo Shingo’s and Toyota’s greatest gains in increasing flow was figuring out how ...

I am especially pleased to present this edition of leanvets.com for a couple of reasons. 1)  It is the first podcast for me. Hopefully, ...

You all can breathe again! Mark Graban's Lean Hospitals, 3rd Edition is now available. The fact that there is a 3rd edition speaks volu...