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Why are Lean and Toyota methods rare in Japan's hospitals? A Japanese physician explains

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Quality improvement approaches in Japanese hospitals It probably…

Gemba visit: Leadership lessons about kaizen and Medical Quality Improvement at a Japanese hospital

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Lean and Kaizen in Healthcare My most recent post about Lean…

Life in Japan: Just ship it! Efficiency in logistics and travel

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One of the delights about living in Japan is the level of efficiency…

Life in Japan: Wrap it up! - Value or Waste?

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I love living in Japan and having this opportunity to learn about…

Gemba visit: Tokyo hospital with strong commitment to quality improvement Part 2 - Quality Committee Meeting

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When I met with the President of a Tokyo metropolitan hospital…

Japan Gemba visit: Tokyo hospital committed to quality improvement - Part 1 - Conversation with the President

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Two weeks ago, I visited a hospital in Tokyo that is one of…

Life in Japan: Visual and audible management to guide everyday life

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One of tenets of Lean and the Toyota Production System "visual…
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Life in Japan: Where cash is king (or rather the shogun)

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Here is another installment in my series of posts about "Life…

Year-end Review: Reflections on 1 year in Japan

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It's hard to believe that I moved to Japan exactly 12 months…

Mamachari - commuting Japan style

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Everywhere you go in Tokyo are people on bicycles, riding on…
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