#Lean: The Toyota Production System is Mainly About the Philosophy Mark Graban Feb 24, 2016 12 Audio There's a triangle diagram on the TSSC webpage that describes an "integrated system" that consists of: technical…
Toyota’s Jamie Bonini on Organizational Culture Mark Graban Jun 11, 2013 3 Blog Last week at the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, I really enjoyed the presentation by Jamie Bonini, General…
Interviewed by Doctors on the “Connecting the Dots” Podcast Mark Graban Mar 22, 2021 0 Blog I'd like to thank my friend Skip Steward for inviting me to be a guest on his podcast called "Connecting the!-->…
CEO Akio Toyoda’s Perspectives on the Toyota Production System Mark Graban Aug 31, 2020 1 Blog I was really happy to see this publication by Toyota, from Japan but in English: "Akio Toyoda's View on Toyota!-->!-->!-->…
A Fantastic Video About Toyota Helping a Hospital in Brazil Mark Graban Oct 29, 2019 3 Blog When I was in Brazil recently (read more), one of the presenters at the Lean Six Sigma Conference was Bruno!-->!-->!-->…
What This Hospital President Said About Lean, Respecting Staff, and Just Culture Mark Graban Sep 5, 2019 1 Blog This article made me smile the other day -- especially the comments about Lean, front-line staff, and systems: !-->!-->!-->…
Managers Must Help The People They Supervise Mark Graban Mar 26, 2018 5 Blog Last week, a nurse manager downloaded the free first chapter of my book Lean Hospitals and wrote this message in…
Lean, Leadership, and Employee Engagement at Whirlpool Mark Graban Nov 14, 2017 1 Blog I recently read this article on the IndustryWeek website: Whirlpool's Green Takes Aim at World Class…
Adventures in #Lean Healthcare Hiring, Part 2 Mark Graban Oct 18, 2017 17 Blog I recently blogged about a healthcare improvement job posting that had me scratching my head when the interviewing…
Throwback Thursday: Are We Training the Right People on Lean? Mark Graban Oct 12, 2017 10 Blog I'm teaching a daylong class on Lean healthcare today in San Antonio. It's something I've done twice a year for the…
How Toyota Gets Organizations Started with TPS Mark Graban Sep 18, 2017 0 Blog 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 Blog I posted an article on LinkedIn last week as a companion article and summary of my podcast with Dean Gruner, MD,…
Variation in Definitions of #Lean (The Good, the Bad, and the Different) Mark Graban Aug 23, 2017 8 Blog One challenge with teaching Lean is that there isn't aways a consistent definition that's used by everybody. Some…
Lean is Not Just Process Improvement Mark Graban Jan 16, 2017 7 Audio In my travels, I often meet people or visit organizations that say something like: "We're doing Lean... we just…
Lean People Don’t Say Things Like “Idiot Proofing” Mark Graban Nov 21, 2016 8 Audio I've long been skeptical of so-called "Lean Sigma" or "Lean Six Sigma." And not because I'm against Six Sigma…
Using Lean to Organize Hospital Closets… NPR Commenters Are Not Impressed Mark Graban Aug 10, 2015 8 Audio I saw this story when it originally appeared online as part of a local public radio station in California. It was…
The Scripps Health CEO is Right About No-Layoffs Policies Mark Graban Apr 20, 2015 4 Audio In manufacturing, the term Lean has far too often been synonymous with layoffs. Doing so is more L.A.M.E. than…
#ThrowbackThursday: #Lean Manufacturing Training from 2002 Mark Graban Mar 12, 2015 3 Audio It's time for another "Throwback Thursday" post, which is, as always, accompanied by one of my thoughtful-looking…