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The WSJ Overgeneralizes about The “Japanese Model,” Not All Companies…

Mark Graban Feb 8, 2018 5
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Not all Japanese companies are the same. "Lean isn't easy" if you're a Japanese company. Toyota has created…

2nd Post for the Deming Institute Blog: The Failed “Livonia…

Mark Graban Jan 17, 2017 0
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Yesterday, the W. Edwards Deming Institute published the second in my series of three posts for them: "The Failure…

“My Best Mistake:” Working for General Motors

Mark Graban Apr 24, 2013 4
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As a LinkedIn "Influencer," I was invited to contribute a story to the "My Best Mistake" series. I wrote about…

Livonia’s not Lean-vonia

Mark Graban Dec 6, 2006 0
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As Auto Prosperity Shifts South, Two Towns Offer a Study in Contrasts - New York Times Here's a free Detroit…

The One Where I was Interviewed on a Detroit Radio Station

Mark Graban May 28, 2019 0
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I was invited to be a guest on a Detroit radio talk show that's hosted by Dr. Paul Reeves, a show called "Dr.…

20+ Years Ago at GM: The Quality Death Spiral of Bad Management & Blaming…

Mark Graban Apr 10, 2018 7
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My first job out of college was as an Industrial Engineer at the General Motors Livonia Engine Plant. Blogging…

Reader Question: Why I Got into Lean Healthcare

Mark Graban May 15, 2017 4
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A reader asks why I got involved with Lean in healthcare. In this post, I share what I wrote about this in the…

Lessons Ford & the UAW Learned in Japan in 1981 Still Apply (Even in…

Mark Graban Feb 13, 2017 4
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I continue sharing documents from the Don Ephlin library archive. What did Ford and the UAW learn when they visited…

My Post for the Deming Institute Blog: Why Dr. Deming’s Work is So Important…

Mark Graban Jan 6, 2017 0
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I'm extremely honored that The W. Edwards Deming Institute published my first blog post in a series of three that…

“The reign of the king-leader is gone” at GM? What about healthcare?

Mark Graban Dec 12, 2016 0
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I was happy to see an engineer (Chemical Engineering) and a General Motors leader, Alicia Boler Davis, on the cover…

Podcast #259 – Steve Bera, Reflections on NUMMI and #Lean, Part 2

Mark Graban Aug 9, 2016 2
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Today's episode #259 is Part 2 of a discussion I started with Steve Bera in episode #256. Steve was one of the…

GM’s CEO Roger Smith Thought Toyota Had Magic, But This Was the…

Mark Graban Jun 9, 2016 12
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Thanks to this post by Bruce Hamilton (aka "Toast Guy" or "Old Lean Dude"), I was reminded of the old General…

Throwback Thursday: “This American Life” on NUMMI Lessons,…

Mark Graban Jul 23, 2015 1
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Episode #403 of the public radio program "This American Life" originally aired in 2010, telling the story of the…

The Day I Thought I’d Get Fired from “The Old GM” –…

Mark Graban Apr 4, 2014 11
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Following up on yesterday's post that talked about "the old GM" putting cost ahead of quality, I sometimes I get…

Breaking: GM Dumps NUMMI Partnership with Toyota

Mark Graban Jun 29, 2009 10
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After 25 years, GM ditches NUMMI tie-up with Toyota In the news this afternoon: PRESS RELEASE: 2009-06-29 GM…
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