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hos Healthcare has already repeatedly applied lean principles to improve patient care, reduce costs, and reduce medical errors. Now, it's being taken to the next level and being applied to Neurosurgery. Hospitals looked to improve efficiency by incorporating lean principles to standardize surgical workflow and identify waste. They found…
Save the date for UC San Diego's next Process Palooza on December 12, 2018! This day-long conference and competition focuses on continuous improvement through Lean Six Sigma. Our very own Tracy O'Rourke will be emceeing again this year so please come to say "hi"! Registration opens November 1, 2018. Read…
The top seven finalists competing for the 2018 Innovations in American Government Award presented to Ash Center's National Selection Committee on September 27th, 2018. "These practitioners from state, local, and federal government agencies from across the country represent the most innovative programs tackling issues of social and economic inequality and…
For the third year in a row, Stanford University will be hosting yet another Lean Healthcare Academic Conference. This conference is designed to help its attendees develop a deeper understanding of applying Lean Thinking and Practice to the academic healthcare setting. "Each year we discover new insights, new examples and…
On July 23rd, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University announced the finalists for the 2018 Innovations in American Government Award. The finalists will compete for a $50,000 grand prize. The Innovations Award has recognized public-sector programs that make American government more efficient, creative and effective…
Since 2004, LeanPath has offered the world's first automated food waste tracking technology, led by CEO and co-found Andrew Shakman. With many foodservice providers primarily managing risk, operators are worried they will run out of food, order too much, not have enough, and simply concerned over food safety. Having initially…
In a recent blog by Mark Reich, Senior Coach for the Lean Enterprise Institute, he harps on an experience circa 1994 where he reminisces on a life-long lesson on how a do-first mentality can bring more value to improving a process than coaching advice. With no engineering experience, Reich, an…
The Colorado Department of Transportation recently won a Harvard Award, which is a testament to their fervent approach to inspiring employees to "fix what bugs them". Since the inception of the Lean Everyday Ideas program (LEI), CDOT has captured 569 ideas from employees within the organization, in which 340…
Pacific Business News (PBN) has named GoLeanSixSigma.com #22 in their 24th Annual Fastest 50 event recognizing Hawaii’s fastest-growing small businesses. On August 9, 2018, Pacific Business News held their Awards Program and announced each of Hawaii’s fastest 50 growing companies’ rank by revenue growth (%) over a three year time…
It's no secret that process improvement has played a crucial role in serving the military for decades, but this recent process improvement success might be one of the most surprising of them all. Out of fourty-four project nominees, the Process Support Division Black Belt Team at Letterkenny Army Depot recently…