First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 13, 2011

The Toyota Way Jeffrey Liker McGraw-Hill (2003) To understand Toyota’s success, first understand its DNA I read this book when it was first published in 2004 and recently re-read it, curious to know how well Jeffrey Liker’s explanation of Toyota’s management principles and lean production values have held up.

Lean Production 80

Lean Production Books Review Productivity 80

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2011

We have developed a tool to measure management practices across operational management, monitoring, targets, and people management. A key takeaway is that individual companies are not trapped by the national environments in which they operate — there are top performers in all countries surveyed. does not guarantee success.

Management 20

Management Survey Class Lean Production 20

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Ford shifted the auto industry from craft to mass production, and the Japanese later took it a step further to lean production. The same can be said of other procedures that might lend themselves to mass or lean production. Health India Operations Productivity' Yet, too much of U.S. Why can’t U.S.

Health Care 11

Health Care Cost Lean Production Offshoring 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2013

costs by using practices commonly associated with mass production and lean production. By focusing only on the most technical part of an operation, doctors at these hospitals have become incredibly productive — for example, performing up to five or six surgeries per hour instead of the one to two surgeries common in the U.S.

Health Care 14

Health Care Cost Lean Production Insurance 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Workers specialize in simple, highly routinized operations. They are incentivized to complete operations as quickly as possible. Operations in a Connected World. It secured support from suppliers, offered extensive training to factory management, and inspected production lines for adoption of the new management practices.

Lean Manufacturing 13

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2012

The organizational and operational benefits of targeted testing are not. "To do all of them at one time without testing the first one — you have to question what kind of strategy that is.". The strategic merits of bike sharing and department store "boutiquification" may be debatable. These pathologies are nothing new.

Leadership 15

Leadership Innovation Lean Production Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2013

As we in the United States juggle major structural and operational changes and try to secure our financial systems as revenues fall, we must keep our promise of safety and high quality to every patient, every time. Health Leadership Operations' As the report makes clear from the outset, there are lessons for all leaders in this story.

Crisis 12

Crisis Health Care Quality System 12