Comments on: lean dentist http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:31:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sami Bahri, DDS http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-59038 Sami Bahri, DDS Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:28:52 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/#comment-59038 Thanks for the nice post. I just wanted to tell Jordan, Brian and David that I have no doubt that lean management applies to a math department as well as to electrical engineering. In fact it applies to anything. I had a lot of doubt myself about applying it to dentistry. I 2000, I had not seen the kind of improvement I was hoping for, so I started learning Six Sigma. It wasn't until 2004-5 that I saw some real benefits, after I understood and applied the principles. I wish you would create the first lean math department and the first lean electrical engineering management system. Best Regards Sami Bahri Thanks for the nice post.
I just wanted to tell Jordan, Brian and David that I have no doubt that lean management applies to a math department as well as to electrical engineering. In fact it applies to anything.
I had a lot of doubt myself about applying it to dentistry. I 2000, I had not seen the kind of improvement I was hoping for, so I started learning Six Sigma. It wasn’t until 2004-5 that I saw some real benefits, after I understood and applied the principles.
I wish you would create the first lean math department and the first lean electrical engineering management system.
Best Regards
Sami Bahri

]]> By: Joe Pallas http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-58855 Joe Pallas Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:11:03 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/#comment-58855 No, undue pessimism (speaking as the master) would be not being completely convinced that anybody <em>inside</em> Toyota understands the core concepts. No, undue pessimism (speaking as the master) would be not being completely convinced that anybody inside Toyota understands the core concepts.

]]> By: david carlton http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-58840 david carlton Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:53:01 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/#comment-58840 I'm pretty sure that Toyota's lean product development ideas would transfer fairly directly to electrical engineering. I think probably software in in a strange position in that, while it is also product development, we can apply an unusual number of lessons from manufacturing to it, since we can potentially deliver real customer value in very small increments. But my guess is that many of the ideas that Toyota uses to develop new cars could be used for electrical engineering as well. I wish I understood lean product development better; I've read a couple of books on the subject, but I don't really understand the core concepts. Actually, I'm not even completely convinced that anybody outside of Toyota undestands the core concepts, but that might be undue pessimism on my part. I’m pretty sure that Toyota’s lean product development ideas would transfer fairly directly to electrical engineering. I think probably software in in a strange position in that, while it is also product development, we can apply an unusual number of lessons from manufacturing to it, since we can potentially deliver real customer value in very small increments. But my guess is that many of the ideas that Toyota uses to develop new cars could be used for electrical engineering as well.

I wish I understood lean product development better; I’ve read a couple of books on the subject, but I don’t really understand the core concepts. Actually, I’m not even completely convinced that anybody outside of Toyota undestands the core concepts, but that might be undue pessimism on my part.

]]> By: Brian Carlton http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-58831 Brian Carlton Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:56:35 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/#comment-58831 I wonder if there can be lean (or Agile) electrical engineering? Unlike software a partially-captured schematic isn't too useful. I know that one can check for unconnected pins, missing off-page connections, etc. but beyond that it isn't testable. And the pull from customers looks a lot like business development pushing what cards need to be designed. I wonder if there can be lean (or Agile) electrical engineering? Unlike software a partially-captured schematic isn’t too useful. I know that one can check for unconnected pins, missing off-page connections, etc. but beyond that it isn’t testable. And the pull from customers looks a lot like business development pushing what cards need to be designed.

]]> By: malvasia bianca » Blog Archive » lean math departments? http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-58794 malvasia bianca » Blog Archive » lean math departments? Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:23:40 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/#comment-58794 [...] Jordan asked: Could there be, even in principle, a lean math department? What would it be? [...] [...] Jordan asked: Could there be, even in principle, a lean math department? What would it be? [...]

]]> By: Jordan http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-58788 Jordan Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:21:28 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2007/08/lean-dentist/#comment-58788 I have been following the discussion of leanness here only in the most fragmentary way, so let me ask a completely naive question to help my understanding: Could there be, even in principle, a lean math department? What would it be? I have been following the discussion of leanness here only in the most fragmentary way, so let me ask a completely naive question to help my understanding: Could there be, even in principle, a lean math department? What would it be?

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