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Lean into A3 thinking to improve over the long term
Especially in today’s economy, fear of failure is real. We’re often inclined to jump on the most-likely-to-succeed solution as soon as we see it.
Enhance your Operational Excellence System by Adding Technology to Value Stream Analysis
Previously, I shared some thoughts regarding integrating a technological perspective into the outputs from the Value Stream Analysis (VSA) process.
Adapt to constant challenges with a business improvement strategy
The manufacturing skills gap in the U.S. could cause as many as 2.1M unfilled jobs by 2030. How many of those job openings will be in your organization?
Are staffing shortages crippling your organization?
One in five healthcare workers has quit their job since 2020. The resulting staffing issues are driving up costs, increasing vacancy rates, and battering employee and patient satisfaction scores.
Achieving continuous improvement through appreciative inquiry
All organizations have challenges to solve. All organizations also want to achieve their business goals, which often leads to transformation and process improvement.
Value Stream Analysis 4.0
The value-stream analysis process should move beyond waste elimination to achieve even more with technology-enabled lean thinking.
Helping Staff Try New Things
Learning to be a Lean Leader means helping staff try new things.
Don’t let Overall Equipment Effectiveness subvert your lean transformation
Don’t let Overall Equipment Effectiveness subvert your lean transformation Overall Equipment Effectiveness (O.E.E.) has long been used in manufacturing as an indicator of process performance. Most often, it is used…
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How to succeed at Transforming your Organization
In June 1995, in the Harvard Business Review, John Kotter highlighted a challenge when asserted that 70% of corporate transformation efforts are doomed to fail.
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Addressing the Behavioral Health Crisis
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Lean, Agile, and Design Thinking – The right tools for the right jobs
Learn about the respective origins and principles of Lean, Agile, and Design Thinking; their similarities and differences; and where each is best applied. Sometimes the best choice is a blended approach.
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Sheridan Hospital
A multi-year lean transformation dramatically increased patient visits, provider ratings, and point-of-service collections, and delivered better quality and outcomes.
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Rogers Behavioral Health
Simpler helped streamline workflows to accelerate admissions processes, reduce screening times, and improve outcomes while increasing the number of patients served.
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NYC Health and Hospitals — Queens Hospital
At the front line of medical services in its community, Queens Hospital emergency department engaged Simpler to help deliver faster, more responsive care to patients and their families.
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Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Streamlining processes saved $5 million USD in the first year through enhanced revenue capture and expense reduction.
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Desert Sage Health Centers
Rural health system pivoted during the pandemic to accommodate an influx of patients by opening a drive-in clinic, reassigning staff, and cutting turnaround times.
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Eisenhower Health
As its surgical services neared capacity, Simpler helped engage staff, increase OR access for surgeons, fix scheduling issues and improve patient care and safety.
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Ohio State University Health Plan
Medical claims data analysis and innovative payment models helped increase consumer price transparency.
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Inland Empire Health Plan
Lean business transformation produced $41 million USD in annual savings across the organization.
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Other
case studies
A distributor of global brands reinvents itself with a lean transformation
To execute an ambitious growth strategy, Barloworld sought to deliver greater value to equipment, automotive and logistics customers. Teaming with Simpler® Consulting, the South African company launched the Barloworld Business System (BBS), an innovative vehicle for a cultural-driven lean transformation designed to enable breakthrough improvements.
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Hawaiian Electric
Faced with the possibility of putting its lean transformation on hold for months or even years, the Power Supply team at Hawaiian Electric worked with Simpler Consulting, an IBM company, and discovered a way to keep its lean journey progressing even as the pandemic disrupted the workforce.
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Myers Container, LLC – A Stavig Group Company
Myers Container, an award-winning industrial packaging company, needed guidance developing and restructuring its systems to support expanding their business. Teaming with Simpler Consulting, an IBM Company, Myers Container strategically doubled in size, advanced its operating and improvement system, and developed additional leaders.
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