Mark Graban

Mark Graban
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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, previous Shingo recipients. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

"Art of Lean" Website

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Art of Lean FilesArt Smalley, author and lean consultant, has an excellent website with a lot of files and resources to download. I downloaded...

China’s Lean Journey

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IndustryWeek : China's Lean JourneyHere's an eye-opening piece from " " online. I've heard similar reports from a number of people now,...

New! LeanBlog Message Board

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Message Board Direct Link Update July 2010 - I've shut this board down, see my blog post about this. This is something I've wanted to try...

Womack and Shook Leadership Webinar

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Here is an archived webinar with Jim Womack and John Shook, brought to us by the Lean Enterprise Institute, titled "Lean Management and the...

Overcoming Accounting Challenges in Lean Transformation: A Discussion on Lean Accounting...

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Here is LeanBlog Podcast #8, an interview with Jim Huntzinger, the President of the Lean Accounting Summit.  In this Podcast, we will talk about the...

Survey for an IE Grad Student

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(survey now closed, thanks if you particpated... will post results later)I received an email from a grad student in the Industrial Engineering department at...

WSJ Finds a Protected Industry

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Sticks and Stones May Break Bones, But Warsaw, Ind., Makes Replacements - WSJ.comThis was the fourth and final part in the WSJ series "Still...

WSJ Finds Another U.S. Manufacturer

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Few Hands, Many Hours - WSJ.comSorry for the delay in getting to Part 3 in the WSJ series that I like to call, "Hey,...

It Depends on What "Lean" Means

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I received an email newsletter from APICS the other day, an email I question the central premise of. The email headline says:"A Lean...

Enterprise Shingo Prize Coming

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Lean Insider - A New, Enterprise Shingo PrizeThis news comes via the new Productivity Press "Lean Insider" blog that has been ramping up. ...

Welcome to the Blog, David Meier

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As you may know, if you're a regular Lean Blog reader, this isn't a solo venture. I'm happy to have other bloggers on...

Wiki for Standardized Work?

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How to Fix a Broken Bicycle Chain - WikiHowHere is a WSJ article on WikiHow, printed today.Standardized Work is a core concept and a...
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