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Product Description The Toyota Production System model, or Lean, is not new. It has been successfully used in manufacturing companies for decades and is now making dramatic improvements in healthcare institutions as well. This straightforward guide explains what Lean is, how it works, and how to implement the strategy at your organization. What do the production of cars and the care of patients have in common? In both cases, the goal is to deliver high-quality, error-free results. Lean is a proven strategy for providing safe, hassle-free, and cost-effective care. Learn from success stories from healthcare organizations Real-life examples illustrate how well Lean works. These accounts will help you gain a sense of what s involved in implementing Lean in healthcare. How do you get an organization to adopt Lean as its improvement strategy? How do you bring people on board? How do you put the Lean infrastructure in place? How do you even start? These stories will answer your questions about applying Lean, and perhaps most important, convey the remarkable results you can expect. About the Author John Black was a pioneer of Lean Operations at The Boeing Company. His ideas also paved the way for the Boeing 737 moving assembly line, the world's first for a jet aircraft. Since retiring from Boeing and founding his own consulting firm, John Black and Associates, Black has developed broad experience helping healthcare organizations implement Lean operations. David Miller is a former executive speechwriter and communications director at a Fortune 500 company. He also has published two novels and numerous articles for corporate and non-corporate publications.