Gallery
Scroll through the gallery to see photos from past seminars or see a video (requires RealPlayer to view).
Images:
Virginia Mason Medical
Center, Seattle, WA
3P - Production Prep Process for Hospital Information Flow.
VMMC Japan Gemba Kaizen Photo
Album, June 2002
CEO Dr. Gary Kaplan and retired President Mike Rona make Health Care history
leading top 30 VMMC executives to Japan and declaring the Virginia Mason
Production System as the method for running the business, patterned on Toyota.
Park Nicollet Health Services leaders,
St. Louis Park, MN at Wash Your Hands Training in Redmond, WA
Kickoff a five year commitment to implement the PNHS Production System.
PNHS Japan Gemba Kaizen Photo
Album, May 2005
CEO David Wessner with his top 30 executives launches the first of eight
Japan trips through 2008 as part of his major plan to implement Lean.
Videos:
CBS News: The Future of U.S. Healthcare
CBS News shows how Virginia Mason Medical Center has applied Lean techniques to improve patient care and save time and money.
Kaizen at Hitachi
John Black leads the first major Boeing Japan Gemba Kaizen at Hitachi in
Japan, November 1995 - over the next 10 years almost 1,000 follow, changing
the way Boeing manufactures airplanes forever - 1:11; 18.5 MB.
Virginia Mason back in
Japan
Again led by Kaplan and Rona, taking on the tough assignment of Team Leader
on the factory floor at Hitachi - June 2003 - six additional trips through
2005 to follow - 2:13; 14.6 MB.
Robert Caplan,
M.D. in Japan, June 2002, at the Toyota Museum of Industry and Technology
Does a brilliant job of demonstrating the power of sketching as he captures
and explains the innovation of Sakichi Toyoda in transitioning from Loom
Manufacturing to Car Assembly - 4:43; 11.1 MB (low
res-1.8 MB).
Park Nicollet
CEO David Wessner in Japan, May 2005
With his top 30 executives, shares with his team the challenges and sets
the targets - 3:28; 8.2 MB (low
res-1.3 MB).
WCCO
TV St. Paul MN local newscast 2005
Reports on Park Nicollet's Innovative Steps to Save Money - Lean Production
(Permission granted by WCCO to JBA LLC to link with this great video).