John Black and Associates
Consulting, Workshops, and Seminars on the Global Production System including "Takt Time Production," "One Piece Flow Production," and "Pull Production."
ConsultingLearn more about our consulting services with John Black and Associates LLC, International Management ConsultantsContactsContact us to learn more |
SeminarsLearn the concepts and methodologies used in Kaizen firsthand at the "Wash Your Hands" seminarNext seminar: May 17-21, 2010 GallerySee 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. |
The Future of U.S. Healthcare While health care costs have been going up almost everywhere, at one Seattle hospital they're going down by driving out waste. This may be America's health care future... Virginia Mason Medical Center describes how Lean techniques, taught by John Black and Associates, help improve patient care. Click here to view the clip on Windows Media Player if the video on the right does not appear. The embedded clip requires Adobe Flash Player 10. Download the free plugin or click here to view the video on Windows Media Player. |
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