Skip to content

Tag Archives: Mura

How Many Production Decisions?

Whether in service delivery (including health care delivery), manufacturing, or any other production environment, your team members are likely having to make lots of decisions under perceived time pressure. Even with great visual aids, many of these processes are mistake-prone. One of the reasons I like pre-kitting parts for a specific option configuration is that [...]

Posted 01 July 2009 † Mark Rosenthal § Jidoka § Quality ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: ,

Mura, Muri (and Muda) in Health Care

Corrie van den Hoek, a regular reader and correspondent from The Netherlands, is working on applying kaizen in the health care industry. She left a comment on ‘The White Board’ asking my thoughts on the concepts of mura and muri in the health care field. I think it is first important to define the terms [...]

Posted 29 January 2008 † Mark Rosenthal § Jidoka § Kaizen ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: ,