))
Episode 61 - The War on Waste Paradox - Chapter 12 - Part 1 - Audio Book
Manage episode 290653971 series 2849501
Content provided by Len Bertain. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Len Bertain or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
SMED has application in just about all businesses. We did a project at a hospital that was planning to expand their facility. They were going to raise $6 million for this new hospital wing. When we did a SMED analysis on surgery we found that they were using the surgery rooms to only about 20% of their capacity. For instance, when a surgery was completed, there was usually a 2-hour wait before the next surgery could begin in that room.
The doctors, in their unique Tribal Knowledge system, wanted to be businessmen on top of being doctors. After all, they were highly educated. As a group they didn’t want to spend more than $10 per hour to have the room cleaned up. When I suggested that they put a surgery clean-up crew together, the doctors argued that it was too expensive.
Then I asked them if they knew how much revenue was made from that room per hour. When they thought through spending $50 for an hour’s worth of work from a team of cleanup personnel versus $2000 of revenue that could be generated, it was a “no brainer” to make the decision. They followed the SMED process in detail. And it worked. Can you think of any applications of SMED in your business?
Enjoy.
Best,
Len Bertain
96 episodes
Share
