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A working site for the use of the State of Maine's Bend the Curve CI-Ps
in their lean practice and development.
Bend the Curve - Information - Articles
| Article | HTML | Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word* |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Lean Toolbox – Using Lean Principles and Techniques in Healthcare. Thomas G. Zidel. 2006. p.7 | Adobe
PDF  * |
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| Charting Maine's Future: An Action Plan for Promoting Sustainable Prosperity and Quality Places. The Brookings Institution. 2006. | HTML |
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| CIO Magazine - Efficient IT Shops: Two Trends Foreseen | HTML | Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word* |
| Continuous Improvements Practitioners | Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word* | |
| Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System | Adobe PDF* | ||
| Doing What Works: Capital Ideas - How to Generate Innovation in the Public Sector | Adobe PDF* | ||
| Doing What Works: Scaling New Heights - How to Spot Small Successes in the Public Sector and Make Them Big | Adobe PDF* | ||
| Elegant Solutions | Adobe PDF* | Plain Text* | |
| Keith Ellis. IAG Consulting - Getting Business Requirements Right | Adobe PDF* | ||
| Importance of Bend the Curve | Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word* | |
| Improving Service Delivery in Government with Lean Six Sigma | Adobe PDF* | ||
| Ken Miller’s Innovation columns in Governing Magazine. | HTML |
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| Lean Thinking for the NHS, UK | Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word* | |
| Modular kaizen: Dealing With Disruptions. Ron Bialek, Grace L. Duffy, and John W. (Jack) Moran. Public Health Foundation. March 2011. | HTML |
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| My Life and Work. Henry Ford | HTML |
Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word* |
Next Stage in Brookings Reform Not Easy. John Porter. Editorial. Maine Sunday Telegram 5/11/2008 |
Microsoft Word* | ||
On Creating Public Value |
Adobe PDF* | ||
| Oregon: Transformation Initiative | Adobe
PDF * |
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| PHII : Taking Care of Business | Adobe PDF* | ||
| PHII : Intro to Business Process Analysis Graphical Modeling | Adobe PDF* | ||
| Project Management: Claptrap or Messy Work | HTML | Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word* |
| Stephen Goldsmith: Improving Government Practices without Breaking the Bank | HTML |
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| The Impartial Public Servant | Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word* | |
| The Public Innovator’s Playbook: Nurturing Bold Ideas in Government | Adobe PDF* | ||
| The Principles of Scientific Management by Frederick Winslow Taylor, M.E., Sc.D. (1911) | Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word* | |
| The Viable System Model - Introduction | Adobe PDF* | ||
| The Viable System Model | Adobe PDF* | ||
| Toyota Production system applied to semiconductor fabs will transform the business. 5/1/08 | HTML |
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| Untangling the Red Tape: A retired executive works to streamline Oregon’s Department of Human Services. by Lily Raff. The Bulletin. 08-07. | Adobe PDF* | ||
| VM Med Center – Distorted Payment System Undermines Business Case for Health Quality and Efficiency Gains | Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word * | |
| VM Med Center – Maximizing Hospital Outcomes with Tips from Toyota: Using Less to Do More |
Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word * | |
| VM Med Center – Redesigning Care Delivery in Response to a High-Performance Network | Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word * | |
| VM Med Center – Toyota-style management drives Virginia Mason | HTML | Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word* |
| Why do good employees leave? –or- How VSM Principles can help retain an organization’s greatest asset | HTML | Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word * |
| Why the Management of Innovation May Be an
Oxymoron |
Adobe PDF* | Microsoft Word* |
