Dr. Frank Jobe and Kaizen Thinking for Tommy John Surgery
TAGS: act | adjust | blitz | consulting | do | dodgers | frank jobe | graft | injury | kaizen | lean | los angeles | orthopedic | pdsa | plan | sandy koufax | study | surgeon | surgery | tommy john | ucl | ulnar collateral ligament Last week Dr. Frank Jobe, the orthopedic surgeon who pioneered the “Tommy John surgery” that has revived and extended the careers for hundreds of MLB pitchers and athletes in other …Continue reading →
The Super Bowl Public Transit Gaffe
TAGS: blitz | bruno mars | bus | business operations | consulting | deadspin | disaster | eric grubman | lean | new york | nfl | pdsa | public | subway | super bowl | transit | transportation One of the big issues with New York hosting the Super Bowl was the intense security and limited access to the stadium grounds (no cars allowed, can’t walk to the …Continue reading →
How Peyton Manning Demonstrates PDSA
TAGS: blitz | consulting | continuous improvement | denver broncos | lean | operations | pdca | pdsa | peyton manning | plan do study act | plan do study adjust | process | seattle seahawks | sports | sunday | super bowl Plan-Do-Study-Adjust (or Act) is a simple cyclical continuous improvement tool that we all use every day but don’t often realize it. Properly applied, PDSA helps us properly define a problem …Continue reading →
Why Players Hate The New NBA Jerseys With Sleeves
TAGS: anger | basketball | blitz | consistent | consulting | continuous improvement | deployment | hate | jersey | jerseys | kaizen | lean | nba | pdca | pdsa | pilot | shirt | sleeves | sports | standardized | style | thinking The NBA unveiled new player jerseys with sleeves in advance of their Christmas day slate of games, where the jerseys would be used for the first time. Even before the …Continue reading →
Defective Voting Machines During 2012 Election
TAGS: 2012 | barack | blitz | broken | consulting | defect | election | error | lean | machine | mitt | obama | operations | pdca | pdsa | poll | president | process | romney | six sigma | sports | technology | touch screen | vote | voting | waste Yesterday a video was posted online of someone trying to use the electronic voting booth machine with some potential unintended consequences. Defective voting machines!! That could be a big problem. …Continue reading →