Organizations aim to improve their processes’ efficiency and effectiveness by reducing waste, which creates a need for experts in project management frameworks and process improvement techniques such ...

At the Becker’s Hospital Review 6th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable Nov. 13 to 15, Ramsey Hasan, MD, CEO of United Family Intermed Hospital in Mongolia and William Owad, Cardinal Health’s senior vice ...

The principles of 'lean management' have permeated many sectors of today's business world, secondary to the success of the Toyota Production System. This management method enables workers to eliminate ...

Picking up from last month’s discussion of the four principle elements of the Lean Management System, this month’s column will focus on the second element — visual controls. The four elements that ...

Ms. Peach used Kaizen, a process improvement strategy within lean manufacturing, within her division’s hospitals. Kaizen encompassed a three-day workshop in which front-line workers in the emergency ...

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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 ...

Lean process management and improved community engagement are expected to be focus areas for Maj. Gen. Gwen Bingham, who has assumed command of the U.S. Army Tacom Life Cycle Management Command in ...

Ariens Co. CEO Dan Ariens says he plans regular plant-floor gemba walks as a way to hold employees accountable for their lean manufacturing obligations. Legendary lean practitioner Art Byrne says he ...

There is a common lean phrase, “Bad systems beat good people.” Sometimes it is attributed to Dr. W. Edwards Deming although it isn’t actually his quote. I’ve used it for 20 years but couldn’t tell you ...