Richard Dale Rahn

Richard W. Rahn

Richard W. Rahn (born January 9, 1942, in Rochester, New York) is an American economist who frequently writes for The Washington Times. He was the Vice ...

Richard W. Rahn

Richard W. Rahn (born January 9, 1942 in Rochester, New York) is an American economist who frequently writes for The Washington Times. He was the Vice...

Supplies Management in the OR

This book describes the Kanban method in detail from the OR perspective and for application in the OR. However, the contents of this book apply to the hospital in general as well, and the Kanban method has application in Central Stores, on nursing floors, in the ED, and any place where supplies are ...

Lean in the OR

Lean in the OR is a collection of case histories and articles on applying Lean in the OR, written by two experienced Lean consultants. Topics covered include: * Eliminating Waste in the OR * Managing Supplies and Materials * The Par Level Myth Exposed * Kanban Systems in the OR * Standard Work in t...

Lean Training Games in the OR

Just about everyone learns best by doing. A pilot, for example, needs to complete some classroom work, but much of the training will take place in the air and at the controls of a plane. This is good, but also time and fuel consuming, and a potentially risky use of an expensive resource, the plane. ...

The End of Money and the Struggle for Financial Privacy

Imagine a world in which: you make all of your purchases without ever handling currency - bills or coins - or even writing checks; most money is issued privately and digitally, rather than by governments; inflation is largely a relic of the past; you choose which transactions you wish to be on recor...

Roadmap for the Lean Hospital

This book is aimed at hospital leaders desiring to make their hospital a Lean Hospital. It provides a step-by-step recommended implementation path, including tangible tools and knowledge that will enable you to avoid reinventing the wheel and achieve results quickly. The content of the Roadmap for t...

The Complete Guide to Mixed Model Line Design

In todays hyper-competitive world, organizations need to make high performance and continuous improvement their highest priority. From a variety of process improvement philosophies and methods, one has emerged as the clear winner: Lean. Based on work by pioneers like Frederick Winslow Taylor, and Fr...

Value Stream Mapping in the OR

One of the first steps in a Lean initiative is the development of several Value Stream Maps, flowcharts that document all of the processes required to deliver a product or service from start to finish. A hospital will have many different value streams that will need to be developed, including the wo...

Quick Changeover in the OR

Quick Changeover refers to the ability to prepare an OR suite or patient room for the next procedure or patient, in the minimum time possible, without errors, and without rushing. Quick Changeover has been a core method in the world of manufacturing (it is also called SMED in that world), but the sa...

Consumer Attitudes toward Government Taxation & Spending