John Black and Associates
Consulting, Workshops, and Seminars on the Global Production
System including
"Takt Time Production," "One Piece Flow Production,"
and "Pull Production."
Learn more about our consulting services with John Black and Associates
LLC, International Management Consultants
Contact us to learn more |
Learn the concepts and methodologies used in Kaizen firsthand at the
"Wash Your Hands" seminar
Next seminar: October 6-10, 2008
See photos from our seminars and consulting |
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John Black and Mike Rona, retired President,
Virginia Mason Medical Center at Toyota Museum of Industry and Technology,
Nagoya, Japan, June 15, 2003. Mike and John met November 9, 2000, on
Delta Airlines 706 from Seattle to Atlanta. Mike was enroute to Washington,
DC and John to Madrid, Spain to meet with the Minister of Healthcare.
John's PowerPoint presentation on the flight about Lean Production and
the Toyota management method became a breakthrough for VMMC and Healthcare's
approach to improvement. Mike returned to Seattle and briefed his boss,
CEO Dr. Gary Kaplan; their commitment with Black's help begin the groundbreaking
work to introduce Lean as the Virginia Mason Production System and management
method. The dramatic progress and relationship continues. |
