Posts Tagged ‘continuous improvement’
Date: 23 Nov, 2010
Ideas for Good program at Toyota (http://www.toyota.com/ideas-for-good/) Is Toyota Applying the Suggestion System to Society? First, we know that Toyota’s principles are oriented to the good of society. In their own words: Toyota has sought harmony between people, society, and the global environment, as well as the sustainable development of society, through manufacturing. Since its foundation, Toyota has continuously worked to contribute to the sustainable development of society through provision of innovative and high-quality products and services that lead the times. http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/vision/index.html ...
Continuous Improvement Model There is little doubt that there are many opportunities for Continuous Improvement in the US Healthcare System, but we need a Continuous Improvement Model that reliably sustains change. There is, however, significant resistance to achieving Continuous Improvement using a model of multiple employee involvement. In this blog I want to share one experience of using a team Continuous Improvement Model in healthcare. Straw Man in Continuous Improvement Model Continuous Improvement Model in Cardiovascular Surgery In a recent engagement, KCOE coaches and mentors taught...
There are few things in the Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement/ Kaizen/Toyota Production System buzz-word-world as viral as Bruce Hamilton and the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership. You’ve seen his face. He’s taught you about value and waste and looking at processes with an eye for improvement. He’s taken you to his personal workshop to demonstrate these principles. And the funny thing is, you’re probably scratching your head thinking, “Bruce who?” If you don’t know him as Bruce, then you probably know him as The Toast Guy. Hamilton’s video, Toast...
