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Building a Lean Healthcare Value Stream
Many or most Lean teachings come from the Toyota Production System - which is why it is common for Lean practitioners to assume that the thing being processed is a physical inventory item (like a car). But it doesn't have to be. Literally 99% of Lean concepts apply to ANY industry.
Lean Operations Systems
Thanks to the pioneering success of Toyota, the concept of a "lean" operating system has been implemented in countless manufacturing companies and even adapted for industries as diverse as insurance and healthcare.

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From the Publisher Retail Franchises
Over the years we've had a number of calls from would-be Franchisees who are attracted to retail concepts but don't want the business to involve food. They needed our ideas and assistance because they were not finding an opportunity that wasn't food-related. In this issue, we take a look at a selected group of non-food , retail franchise concepts and I am happy to report that there are a number of good concepts available for consideration.

18 Web-Marketing Concepts That Make A Difference
If you've been looking high and low for the secret of Web success, today is your lucky day. We've put a little something together that we call '18 Web-Marketing Concepts That Make A Difference.' Eighteen concepts to think about that may just give you an edge on your competition; in fact these ideas may give you an edge, period. So if the same old left-brain thinking that everybody else is using just doesn't get you where you want to be, try these creative concepts on for size.
8 Brain-Branding Web Presentation Concepts, Part II
In '8 Brain-Branding Web Presentation Concepts, Part I' we discussed the first four brain-related marketing concepts that if incorporated into website presentations help generate brand preference purchase decisions. Part II continues with the next four concepts.
Marketing your Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma Consultants
I believe that Lean Six Sigma Consulting has the greatest opportunity ever and in my terms, opportunity = NEED. What we need is the greatest transformation of efficiencies from know-how to implementation, and I think Lean Six Sigma is ideally suited to fulfill that need.
Making Lean Part of the Business Strategy
With the best of intentions, many companies fail to secure the desired results for lean manufacturing initiatives. Why? Because the lean initiatives are not part of the overall business strategy.
Working at Warp Speed in a Lean Turnaround!
A Lean Transformation in your company may be the best way to create the scenario you need for success. You need to instill processes, culture, manage events and work at warp speed. Lean has a structure that is well defined, a proven commodity that you can follow in a step by step basis.

Theory of Constraints + Lean + Six Sigma = Ultimate Improvement Cycle
What caught my interest in Bob's book The Ultimate Improvement Cycle is that recently there has been an added push from TOC disciples to bring TOC on an equal playing field as Lean and Six Sigma. I find it interesting because bottlenecks and constraints are an integral part of Lean and Six Sigma training but TOC has never seemed to be on an equal platform.
Building a Lean Healthcare Value Stream
Many or most Lean teachings come from the Toyota Production System - which is why it is common for Lean practitioners to assume that the thing being processed is a physical inventory item (like a car). But it doesn't have to be. Literally 99% of Lean concepts apply to ANY industry.
Trust and Respect
Trust and respect appear to be so colsely linked that when you have one, the other is naturally always present. I do not think this is true. This article discusses these two concepts in enough depth to separate out the concepts into a hierarchy.

Advancing the Concepts of Lean Methodologies in Optimizing the Extended Sales Enterprise
Lean Management is a practice that assesses the expenditure of resources associated with any organizational process. If a step within a process does not advance the cause of creating value for the organization, it becomes a target for elimination. Most of us are well aware of the principles of lean manufacturing and lean thinking.
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