How much is ineffective maintenance costing hospitals?
Every dollar a hospital’s maintenance organization spends on unnecessary labor, equipment or processes erodes their service, reputation, and bottom line.
Hospital Predictive and Preventive Maintenance
DPA is pleased to have been engaged by a large Northeast hospital system in support of the hospital’s predictive and preventive maintenance improvement efforts.
Choosing the Right Maintenance Approaches for Your Organization
Daniel Penn Associates recently asked members of LinkedIn’s Association of Asset Management Professionals Group “What is the maintenance strategy that you use the most with your organization?”
How to get the most out of your company’s lean leadership training
Many senior leaders and senior staff do not understand the fundamentals of lean. It’s one thing to recite knowledge of lean, and another to live lean every day—both on the
Why do lean efforts fail?
In a social media and email survey, Daniel Penn Associates asked operations experts why lean efforts fail. Here are the seven most common reasons cited, with a sampling of participants’
Four Ways Lean Supports DEI and DEI Supports Lean
Lean is successful when we empower people to improve how they work together. DEI is successful when people understand and set aside preconceptions that pose barriers to teamwork. In today’s
What’s Missing from DEI Initiatives?
Filling in the missing pieces is not all that difficult. But the emotional content of these issues, a history of inequity and the inertia of organizational culture have exacerbated our
How to speed mass vaccination
Process improvements at Hartford’s Dunkin’ Donuts Park clinic increase COVID-19 vaccination rate by 207 percent in five weeks!
Your COVID-19 Operational Plan Is More Critical Than Ever
Even with promising vaccines expected to be available, your organization’s focus continued vigilance, and rapid response is critical right now!