Lean program in Sask.

[mustardman]

surprise Surprise the 40 million dollar lean program that was supposed to Fix healthcare doesn't .
For every dollar it saves- it costs us $ 1500 !!!
Millions paid out to an American Consulting Firm to implement this

Guess what - govt Won't admit it's wrong so full steam ahead.

[bucket]

What... there is a problem with LEAN?

Who would have thunk it.

The ceo of the health district says there is no problem with someone cleaning toilets and then delivering food because they only touch the trays not the food.

That's paraphrasing but you can read her comments in the moose jaw times Herald.

[Oliver88]

I have witnessed lean being implemented into a manufacturing company and it will do nothing but add efficiency which is why many profitable private companies have implemented it.

Union culture, lack of transparency, lack of team playing will not work with Lean.
IMO this is why we are hearing of the resistance for health sector unions willingness to adopt lean.

I think lean itself is a good program and will increase the effective use of taxpayer money long term, there will be initial set up charges.

[riders2010]

Have you been to the hospitals in Saskatoon lately or many other places? If you get sick pray you end up at city hospital or you catchier than you walked in with at the other places that are a disaster

[Oliver88]

Hmmmm......should the janitorial services be contracted out to non union workers?

[fjlip]

[QUOTE=mustardman;279449
Millions paid out to an American Consulting Firm to implement this [/QUOTE]

Thought it was Japanese? Like Toyota...

[sumdumguy]

Open For Business : How the "h" do these dufuses get taken in by these scammers, one after the other? It should come out of their own pockets. I thought Brad Wall would be smarter. Maybe he should go to Mexico; probably very lean policies there and likely some carbon to capture, run the carbon it through the smart meter in the new stadium, see if that income will rebuild our deplorable highways, build some decent senior care homes, keep our schools and hospitals going.

[mustardman]

John Black and Associates is the US firm who spreads the Lean Mantra.

Originally Japanese method but Black must have spotted it as a way to make millions by spreading the word

[sumdumguy]

Jack Black Shilack, smart guy. See opportunity does knock for those who keep their eyes and ears open.

[Oliver88]

For lean vs non-lean ran companies compare Toyota vs GM over the last 20 years.

The originator of lean was American.
He didn't have a lot of interest for his services in the USA originally but did in Japan.

There is now a lot of demand for lean and is common among manufacturers around the world now including many ag manufacturers around Saskatchewan.

[Rareearth]

Lean is a concept, a way of thinking, continuous improvement, efficiency, opportunity, etc

Anyone that thinks government, organizations or business should not strive for this type of betterment is some one I don't want, or want my family to associate with.

As ice man says,
Over and out!

[hobbyfrmr]

Similar thoughts as Oliver and Iceman.
Nobody likes change. Do believe LEAN is a continual improvement model which has has very good results. As referenced above, Toyota is a very good example.

[mustardman]

Building a car is quite different than healing a human being.

The program should have been Tried in SMALL test area Not the whole friggin province.

[sumdumguy]

There are unions here and cooperation is key to make any concept to catch on.

[jensend]

The whole lean thing is you can always do more with less. Might work better in private sector but Toyota's recall rate has also gone up. Quality control is one of the first things to suffer. This is another of Wall's blunders.