DPA to support quality and innovation program at CMS
Daniel Penn Associates, LLC will work with a team to support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) quality and innovation program.
How DPA Helped a Hospital’s Engineering Department Set Its Maintenance Staffing Requirements
Helping a large medical school-affiliated hospital reassess maintenance staffing requirements for its engineering department’s shops.
Applying Soccer Discipline to Your Company’s Lean Daily Management
In a world of rapidly changing customer demands, your organization’s lean daily management activities and the game of soccer have much in common.
Baseball and Operational Excellence
“Baseball is a simple game. You throw the ball. You catch the ball. You field the ball.” – Durham Bulls coach Larry Hockett, from the movie Bull Durham.
An Operational Nod to Anthony Bourdain
Sometimes operational lessons get reinforced by unexpected players. This one begins with a story surrounding the late great Anthony Bourdain.
Reducing setup times, increasing safety and multiplying output
A manufacturer of components for medical device, commercial and bearing needs to reduce work-in-process bottlenecks and increase production.
What’s Missing in Your Hospital’s Maintenance Organization
Regardless of the industry, you’re in, effective planning and scheduling can have a profound impact on your maintenance organization‘s productivity.Facilities Maintenance Re-engineering for a Multi-campus Hospital System
Daniel Penn Associates analyzes and helped evolve its work processes, management tools, staff responsibilities and metrics for a multi-campus hospital system.
Implementing a Pull System on a Medical Device Production Floor
DPA performed a Kaizen event to implement the pull system for the Die Stamp value stream on a medical device production floor.