Industrial Reporting, Inc. Article
Another case of how every factory and industry likes to thing they are different, with hand wringing over “lean works” or not when making things like pallets. I guess every industry has to go through it, but thankfully we have leaders saying “yes it can work.” This article, probably the first you've read in Pallet Enterprise magazine gives a pretty decent overview of lean.
Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker who has worked in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. His latest book is Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More. He is author of the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. He also published the anthology Practicing Lean that benefits the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation, where Mark is a board member. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.