Lean Army Video

Mark Graban
July 10, 2006
Military Video
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Lean Army Video (via YouTube.com)

Here is a video highlighting the benefits of apply lean to the Army Materiel Command. Improving turnaround time on equipment repairs helps the troops: Faster, cheaper, better quality, all three of those metrics.

Mark Graban

Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.

Mark's latest book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, a recipient of the Shingo Publication Award.

He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean.

Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

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