During a recent meeting we were discussing how we could improve a patient care process, and a nurse manager was being what we call a “Negative Nancy.” Her body language clearly showed she was thinking “this is a waste of my time.” A few minutes into the meeting, she stated:…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of October 19, 2015. One Chicago Hospital's Staff Discovers Improving Efficiency Isn't Easy Presence Health's Saint Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center are running behind in searching for ways to save time…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of January 19, 2015. Six Sigma Helps Crown Equipment Save Nearly $1.5 Million Continuous improvement has been a part of Crown Equipment’s philosophy since its founding in 1945. With…
Lean is a process improvement model that has been around in some form for a long, long time. Some tie it’s start to the development of Toyota’s Production System that led to Toyota’s meteoric rise in the automotive word. Others say that Henry Ford started Lean with his automated assembly…