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Remembering Hajime Oba of Toyota and TSSC (1945-2020)

Mark Graban Sep 26, 2020 0
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I've seen a number of people post on LinkedIn about the passing of the legendary "Mr. Oba" of Toyota (sometimes…

The Video From the Toyota Museum in Nagoya, Japan

Mark Graban Dec 12, 2022 0
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When I visited the Toyota Museum in Nagoya, Japan (see my previous blog posts about it), they had a display that…

Why Damon Baker Thinks Lean Has a Marketing Problem; the Need to Speak the…

Mark Graban Aug 16, 2022 0
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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #454 of the Lean…

Torbjorn Netland, PhD on Company Production Systems, Lean & Technology, and…

Mark Graban Jul 12, 2022 0
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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Mark and Tor at the AME 2022 Conference …

This WSJ Article About Lean Isn’t Terrible (Thanks to GE and CEO Larry Culp)

Mark Graban Nov 17, 2021 2
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The Wall Street Journal has an epic track record when it comes to always getting it wrong when they write about…

Why “On Deck Chairs” Can Improve a Covid Vaccination Clinic Flow and…

Mark Graban Apr 3, 2021 5
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My previous post in this series: A Lean Guy Gets Vaccinated at Dodger Stadium On Saturday, March 6th, I had the…

Lesa Nichols: Reflecting on Hajime Oba and Her Toyota Experience

Mark Graban Feb 2, 2021 0
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Scroll down for video, how to subscribe, and more My guest for Episode #399 of the Lean Blog…

Hide Oba Discusses His Legendary Father, Toyota’s Hajime Oba

Mark Graban Jan 20, 2021 3
Interviews
Joining me for Episode #397 is Hide Oba. His father was the late Hajime Oba, famous for his work at Toyota and the…

“Adopting and Adapting” TPS to the Raymond Lean Management System

Mark Graban Oct 27, 2020 0
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My guest for Episode #390 is Keith Ingels, the TPS (Toyota Production System) Manager for Raymond Corporation…

Steven J. Spear Remembers the Incredible Hajime Oba of Toyota

Mark Graban Sep 29, 2020 0
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Joining me again for Episode #386 is Steve Spear, who reached out to share recollections of one of his most…

Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 10, 2020

Ryan McCormack Apr 10, 2020 0
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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Healthcare…

A Fantastic Video About Toyota Helping a Hospital in Brazil

Mark Graban Oct 29, 2019 3
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When I was in Brazil recently (read more), one of the presenters at the Lean Six Sigma Conference was Bruno…

Podcast #332 – Jason Burt, on Being Coached by Toyota

Mark Graban Feb 14, 2019 0
Interviews
Joining me today for Episode #332 is Jason Burt, owner of EHIP Consulting. Jason is a Lean consultant and…

Podcast #297 – JJ Villarreal, Ed.D. on #Lean in Public Education

Mark Graban Jan 17, 2018 3
Interviews
My guest for Episode #297 is John (JJ) Villareal, Ed.D., the superintendent of the Rockwall I.S.D. here in the…

Toyota Helps Another Dallas-Area Hospital: The Parkland Emergency Department

Mark Graban Nov 27, 2017 1
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Here is the headline from the Dallas Morning News: "How Toyota improved Parkland Hospital's ER -- with purple…

Toyota Helps a Young Inventor; Look at His Dad’s Toyota Desk

Mark Graban Oct 3, 2017 4
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it's great to see an 11 year old thinking like an engineer and an entrepreneur. He's the son of a Toyota…

How Toyota Gets Organizations Started with TPS

Mark Graban Sep 18, 2017 0
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Last week, I mentioned it was the 25th anniversary of TSSC -- formerly known as the Toyota Supplier Support Center…

This Organization Chose Not to “Deploy #Lean” Because a Leader Thought…

Mark Graban Sep 12, 2017 10
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I posted an article on LinkedIn last week as a companion article and summary of my podcast with Dean Gruner, MD,…
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