Despite the common allegation that lean improvement methods, based on the Toyota production system, must lead to layoffs at hospitals or health systems, the reality is quite different at several ...

Author Sona Murgai, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Master Coach, brings 15+ years of experience into this ...

With the financial pressures that healthcare organizations are facing, many hospitals are using traditional cost cutting methods to save money by looking at layoffs and staff reductions. Many more ...

To keep bottom lines healthy, organizations are turning to a process called lean revenue cycle management. John Gallagher, account manager of Simpler Consulting, helps organizations utilize this ...

I’ve been working with large companies and the U.S. government to help them innovate faster– not just kind of fast, but 10x the number of initiatives in 1/5 the time. A 50x speedup kind of fast.

Another wave of lockdowns will renew concerns about supply chains and shortages. As a grower of fresh mushrooms, for decades I experienced the difficulties of filling orders during wild fluctuations ...

Frito-Lay’s private commercial fleet is one of the largest and most successful practitioners of lean management principles applied to corporate transportation management. Mari Roberts, CTP, director ...

Lean manufacturing lets you achieve high rates of customer satisfaction while controlling waste. Applying the methods of continuing, incremental improvements in the manufacturing process identifies ...