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Productivity Press In The News
- Attend the launch party and meet the authors of Creating a Lean and Green Business System on Thursday 20th June 2013 at The Bridge House, 218 Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 2UP. Click here to register for the event!
- Ian Glenday and Rick Sather, authors of Lean RFS (Repetitive Flexible Supply): Putting the Pieces Together, are hosting The Lean RFS Event at the The National Motorcycle Museum in West Midlands, UK. Professor Dan Jones, Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Academy, is the keynote speaker!
- Productivity Press claims two more Shingo Prize winners! Congratulations to The Lean 3P Advantage: A Practitioner's Guide to the Production Preparation Process by Allan R. Colett and The Psychology of Lean Improvements: Why Organizations Must Overcome Resistance and Change the Culture by Chris A. Ortiz
- Shingo Prize Winners announced!
Congratulations to the Productivity Press winners in lean applied to healthcare: Leveraging Lean in Healthcare: Transforming Your Enterprise into a High Quality Patient Care Delivery System by Charles Protzman, Taking Improvement from the Assembly Line to Healthcare, The Application of Lean with the Healthcare Industry by Ronald Bercaw, The Pittsburgh Way to Efficient Healthcare: Improving Patient Care Using Toyota Based Methods by Naida Grunden and Lean-Led Hospital Design: Creating the Efficient Hospital of the Future by Naida Grunden and Charles Hagood - Shingo Prize Winners announced! Congratulations to the Productivity Press winners in general lean: The 7 Kata by Conrad Soltero and Patrice Boutier, A Factory of One: Applying Lean Principles to Banish Waste and Improve Your Personal Performance by Daniel Markovitz and Lean Sustainability: Creating Safe, Enduring, and Profitable Operations by Dennis Averill
- Adil Dalal, host of See2B Talk Radio and author of The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence: A Lean Approach to Improving Project Results, is to air a must-attend 5-part series, Live a Legacy, Leave a Legacy for leaders and all individuals on a quest for excellence. Learn the secret of using the power of visualization to craft and execute an effective personal mission statement in order to design your legacy and transform lives forever. Part 1 of the series will air on http://www.See2BRadio.com at 11:30am CST on Friday, August 31 and will be available at http://www.pinnacleprocess.com/see2b-radio.html for a week. Parts 2, 3, 4& 5 will air on September 7, 14, 21 and 28 respectively at 11:30 am CST on See2bradio.com.
- Watch author Robert Petruska discuss his new book, Gemba Walks for Service Excellence, and how to create a culture that supports service excellence.
- Check out The Blue Heron Journal's recent review of Escape The Improvement Trap: Five Ingredients Missing in Most Improvement Recipes by Michael Bremer and Brian McKibben. They say, "among the hundreds of business books published annually, this one comes closer to offering executives a look at a whole range of techniques to take organizations several steps up"
- Mark Graban and Joe Swartz's new book, Healthcare Kaizen, was recently mentioned in Jay and Barry's OM Blog. They said, "Whether you teach health care OM or are looking for great examples of kaizen for class, this is a book worth reading."
- Willis H. Thomas, author of The Basics of Project Evaluation and Lessons Learned, recently wrote a great blog post for ASTD on Integrating Lessons Learned into Training Projects.
- Kaizen: The Key to Lean Healthcare? This is a great article from Healthcare Technology Online about how Kaizen can empower healthcare workers, whether it's a surgeon or an IT executive. Mark Graban and Joseph E. Swartz, authors of Healthcare Kaizen, lend their expertise to the article as well.
- Charles Hagood and Naida Grunden, authors of Led-Lead Hospital Design, discuss the benefits of lean process improvement in healthcare and how lean can benefit hospital design at the Healthcare Business Summit.
- Daniel Wagner, author of Managing Country Risk, discusses his new book and why business leaders must conduct a country risk analysis before international investments are made on the Doug Noll Show (3/15).
- Author Joe Flower discusses his new book, Healthcare Beyond Reform: Doing It Right for Half the Cost in this short video.
- Check out A Factory of One by Daniel Markovitz. Also be sure to check out the afactoryofone.com and download a sample chapter.
- Shingo Prize Winner Announced!
Congratulations to Drew Locher for winning the Research and Professional Publication Award for Lean Office and Service Simplified: The Definitive How-To Guide. - Adil Dalal, author of The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence: A Lean Approach to Improving Project Results, discussed the power of visualization on Goal Achievers Radio.
- Daniel Wagner, author of Managing Country Risk: A Practioner's Guide to Effective Cross-Border Risk Analysis, discusses the rise of China and their role in the world economy on Russia Today.
- The Fabricator magazine has published a great review on It's About Time, The Competitive Advantage of Quick Response Manufacturing, by Rajan Suri. Also included in the magazine is an article on Phoenix Products Co., who have implemented Quick Reponse Manufacturing.
- Daniel Wagner, author of the upcoming book, Managing Country Risk: A Practitioner's Guide to Effective Cross-Border Risk Analysis, is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. Check out his recent blog entries.
- Shingo Prize Winner Announced!
Congratulations to Charles Kenney and the Virginia Mason Medical Center for winning the Research and Professional Publication Award for Transforming Health Care: Virginia Mason Medical Center's Pursuit of the Perfect Patient Experience. - Shingo Prize Winner Announced!
Congratulations to Raymond Floyd, author of, Liquid Lean: Developing Lean Culture in the Process Industries, for winning the Research and Professional Publication Award. - Mark Graban and Gregory Jacobson's new article in Quality Digest, Putting the 'Continuous' Back into Health Care Improvement, discusses kaizen and its application in health care.
- View the demo for Metrics-Based Process Mapping: An Excel-Based Solution and find out how this remarkable tool can improve any cross-functional process.
- The American Hospital Association Resource Center Blog reviewed Leveraging Lean in Healthcare: Transforming Your Enterprise into a High Quality Patient Care Delivery System, by Charles Protzman, George Mayzell, and Joyce Kerpchar.
- Belgian company Harol won the "Best Practice in Logistics" award as part of the 2011 ITM Industry Awards in Belgium. The annual award is given by Belgian Magazine, Industry Technology & Management. Harol won for its implementation of Quick Response Manufacturing strategy, which was developed by Rajan Suri, author of It's About Time: The Competitive Advantage of Quick Response Manufacturing.
- Check out Jody Crane and Chuck Noon's podcast from leanblog.org where they discuss Lean emergency departments. They are the authors of The Definitive Guide to Emergency Department Operational Excellence
- Lean Hospitals, by Mark Graban, has been added to the Lean Certification recommended reading list. Currently this is the only healthcare book on the list. A new edition of Lean Hospitals publishes this fall.
- Donald Dinero, author of TWI Case Studies, discussed TWI live from the TWI Summit with Lean Nation's Karl Wadensten - download the podcast to listen to the interview.
- Shingo Prize Winners Announced!
Congratulations to Steve Hoeft, author of Stories From My Sensei: Two Decades of Lessons Learned Implementing Toyota-Style Systems and Steven Bell and Michael Orzen, authors of Lean IT: Enabling and Sustaining Your Lean Transformation for winning the Research and Professional Publication Award. - Check out Steven Bell and Michael Orzen's Shingo Prize acceptance video on their Vimeo channel.
- IndustryWeek article,Moving Beyond Lean: Quick Response Manufacturing features Hall-of-Famer Rajan Suri and his book It's About Time: The Competitive Advantage of Quick Response Manufacturing.
- Quality Digest review of Lean for the Public Sector: The Pursuit of Perfection in Government Services by Bert Teeuwen.
- IndustryWeek reviews IW Hall of Fame winner George Koenigsaecker's book, Leading the Lean Enterprise Transformation.
- Check out Quality Progress' recent review of, Applying Lean in Healthcare: A Collection of International Case Studies by Joe Aherne and John Whelton.
- Karen Martin, author of The Kaizen Event Planner, has launched a Vimeo channel where you can find webinars on, Kaizen Events in Office & Service Environments, Building a Lean Enterprise, and many other topics. You can also sign up for her monthly newsletter.
- Listen to Lean Office and Service Simplified author, Drew Locher, on a Business 901 podcast discussing "Lean Thinking in the Office and Services."
- Quality Digest review of Leading the Lean Healthcare Journey by Joan Wellman, Pat Hagan, and Howard Jeffries.
- Naida Grunden, author of The Pittsburgh Way to Efficient Healthcare, discusses healthcare reform in Cuba
- Review of Simple Excellence by Adam Zak and Bill Waddell on AMEX Open Forum
- Interview with author Pascal Dennis who discusses the new edition of Andy & Me: Crisis and Transition on the Lean Journey
- Congratulations to George Koenigsaecker, author of Leading the Lean Enterprise Transformation, and Rajan Suri, author of It's About Time: The Competitive Advantage of Quick Response Manufacturing who were inducted to Industry Week's Hall of Fame 2010 class.
- Listen to Simple Excellence author, Adam Zak, on the latest Business 901 podcast. He discusses customer value, value proposition, and value streams.
- iPhone App available! - Karen Martin and Mike Osterling have created a free app to accompany their book, The Kaizen Event Planner. You can download the Kaizen app directly or visit the iTunes store.
