Barry Arbuckle wasn’t totally sold on the idea. Sure, lean philosophies worked in Japanese manufacturing companies, but he wasn’t building cars. Could those waste-reducing principles really organize ...

What does car manufacturer Toyota and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University have in common? More than you might think. Hospitalists at the Palo Alto, Calif.-based children’s ...

Lean management has increasingly become a method of choice for hospitals seeking a creative solution to cost and quality problems. However, its manufacturing roots can make Lean a challenging process ...