Expert training for healthcare, with emphasis on the diagnostic laboratory.

Expert training for healthcare, with emphasis on the diagnostic laboratory.

Lean

References and Additional Reading: A3

Womack, J., D.T. Jones, and D. Roos, 1990, The Machine that Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production, Harper Perennial, New York. Cusumano, M.A., 1985, The Japanese Automobile Industry: Technology and Management at Nissan and Toyota, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. Liker, J.K. (ed.), 1998, Becoming Lean: Inside Stories of U.S. Manufacturers, Productivity Press, […]

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FT Lecture: A3 Short/Long Term Effectiveness Check

Short-and long-term effectiveness checks are presented along with methods for communicating and standardizing success. A3: Short Long Term Effectiveness Check from Laboratory Learning Solutions on Vimeo. The most important aspect of the A3 method is determining the short-term and long-term effectiveness of the actions taken. For the short term assessment (approx 6 months) the team uses

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FT Lecture: A3 Standardize the Process

Standard Work is one of the fundamental concepts in Lean—without standard work, any gains will be short-lived.  Taiichi Ohno said that, “Where there is no standard, there can be no Kaizen.”  Standard work and Kaizen work hand-in-hand to continuously and iteratively drive improvement, but more about that in a minute. First, we need to define Standard work.  There are a number of

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A 3 Standardize the Process

Standard Work is one of the fundamental concepts in Lean—without standard work, any gains will be short-lived.  Taiichi Ohno said that, “Where there is no standard, there can be no Kaizen.”  Standard work and Kaizen work hand-in-hand to continuously and iteratively drive improvement, but more about that in a minute. First, we need to define Standard work.  There are a number of

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A3 Short/Long Term Effectiveness Check

Short-and long-term effectiveness checks are presented along with methods for communicating and standardizing success. The most important aspect of the A3 method is determining the short-term and long-term effectiveness of the actions taken. For the short term assessment (approx 6 months) the team uses the same measures they used to describe the current state and compares

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FT Lecture: Course Summary to A3 Problem Solving

A3: Course Summary from Laboratory Learning Solutions on Vimeo. Summary of course. This first lecture defines the course: Objectives, learner requirements, A 3 background/logic, A 3 definition, and the A 3 layout/report which provides the outline for this course. Objectives include 1) Follow A 3 background/logic, evaluate/interpret each A 3 element/section,2) Formulate an A 3,

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