The Personal Lean - Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman

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April 05, 2020

Healthcare is ripe for lean from Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman

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MBO VS Hoshin Kanri for Lean Journey

August 25, 2014

Many business schools are still teaching outdated theories even outright damaging concepts and practices making the improvement journey harder for many practitioners. What happened to management by objectives MBO and other methods that are still being taught in business schools? Without proper adaptation on how such methods should work to match the high demand of making improvement, these methods will become worthless and unable to match the real world change and the high demand of increased productivity. A large body of evidence suggests that the curriculum taught in business schools has only a small relation to what is important for succeeding. Here is why! [Josh Kaufman the International Bestseller of Personal MBA has emphasized that going to business school may not be the best thing to do to learn about business. He dedicated 20 pages in his book examining the benefits and detriments of traditional business school programs (MBA) versus learning business outs...

What Toyota Production System is Really About?

June 23, 2015

Many people don't understand the DNA of the Toyota Production System and the core values of the Toyota Way. I have seen many who think about TPS as a toolkit or lean manufacturing techniques that have worked with Toyota because Toyota has a different process, a stable environment, or a less fluctuation in customer demand. Some others believe that TPS works only with the automotive industry.

Standardization as the Foundation for Healthcare Quality

January 30, 2018

Toyota Production System house has standardization work as one of its foundations. Without standardization, all of your nurses, technicians, physicians and administrative staff will perform tasks differently. This makes tracking the source of errors difficult. When leaders perform the traditional gemba walk to observe the situation, there is no benefit from the walk when there is no standard.

Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle is a Learning Cycle Rather than an Improvement Cycle!

January 19, 2016

Mistakenly, many people think plan-do-check-act (PDCA) is a continuous improvement cycle, even if they neglect the human part. PDCA does aim to improve the process, but if you have only improved the process without developing and teaching your people, you have put the process at risk of slipping back. People must be trained in the culture of continuous improvement so they can keep managing the process with the new method.

Is the Financial Model Dead? How Financial and Accounting Processes Can Support Lean Transformation

March 09, 2015

Are you satisfied from the current accounting system in your organization? Do you feel that accountants are adding value to your work or making things harder? What are the differences between traditional accounting and lean management accounting? Read here on LinkedIn Is the Financial Model Dead? List of Recommended Books that Will Develop Your Career! My Amazon Page

Why We Should Think about Cost Benefit Analysis in Different Way?

December 03, 2014

How many time have you witnessed still unformed idea quickly killed with question, “Is there a financial benefit to that?” How the Misuse of Cost Benefit Analysis Affected Your Lean/Improvement Journey? Please share your thoughts and experience in this article! Read here on LinkedIn List of Recommended Books that Will Develop Your Career! My Amazon Page

KATA - A New Habitual Rotuine for Culture Change

June 03, 2015

Truly, most organizations remain far away from establishing a solid continuous improvement system, and current management behavior rarely leads corporations to do what they should do in terms of both process and people management. Bad habits, behaviors done with little or no conscious thought, continue to affect culture and hold companies back from success.