I’m currently working my way through Mike Rother’s book Toyota Kata. A formal review will follow in the future as I’m approximately half done but I can already say there are many great insights into TPS. However, one of the insights has sparked up an old fire that I always seem to struggle with understanding [...]
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We unfortunately had to take my daughter to urgent care on Christmas Eve day and I got to experience some Lean Healthcare. I must say I was impressed. However, I also avoid doctor’s offices at all costs and maybe my experience is now commonplace. The source of my doctors circumvention is my frustration at the [...]
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“Hurry up and wait.” That was our saying way back when I was a young, and spritely United States Marine. Our standard practice was to arrive for everything really early then wait for something to happen, the Air Force people to let us board a plane, the Navy people to stick needles in us — [...]
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