IndustryWeek : Transforming Your Business To Lean: Lessons Learned
Here's the latest column by Pelion Systems CTO Dave Gleditsch, featured here in an earlier LeanBlog Podcast, with some case studies of lean success at American Standard and Husqvarna.
Dave's main lessons learned:
- Do Everything With The Customer In Mind
- One Size Does Not Fit All
- Show Me The Money!
- How Good Is Your Company ENTITLED To Be?
- Think BIG With Respect To Process
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.