06/15/10 by Ankit Patel | adding value, veterinary clinic |

As you know I live in the Nashville TN USA area and we recently had a flood that was the worst non hurricane flood in U.S. history. With about 1.1 billion in damages and over 30 lives lost it was a very tragic event. The Lean Way Consulting is currently…

04/22/10 by Ankit Patel | lean sales, veterinary clinic |

Many times I run into a situation where the business think they understand what it means to add value and remove waste but don’t see how it will help their bottom line quickly. In larger companies it’s an easy argument to make that you will reduce costs, lower turnover, have…

04/15/10 by Ankit Patel | continuous improvement, lean culture, thinking thursday, veterinary clinic |

Often times in the business world we want to hit the home run. Heck at every company I worked at there were awards for hitting “home runs!” But what about all the base hits and sacrifice fly balls? I’m not trying to confuse the business world with baseball but the…

02/08/10 by Ankit Patel | how to start lean, veterinary clinic |

I recently made a comment on the Linkedin group Lean Learning Center when asked how to start lean in a non manufacturing setting. I am currently implementing lean in a vet clinic and I wanted to share some of the findings. and to get your thoughts. The very first thing…