Mark Graban
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.
Error Proofing Runways
USATODAY.com - Runway safety system has pilots seeing redThis counts as "everyday lean" if you fly a lot like I do. A...
Is Merck Getting Lean Right This Time?
WILSONDAILY.COM: Merck tests method for better outputHere is an article about the first Merck site to implement lean. I've harshly criticized Merck's announced lean...
Toyota plan aids U of I hospital efficiency
DesMoinesRegister.comMore good lean news coming out of Iowa, this time in the "lean healthcare" world there. University Hospitals is among at least a dozen...
Conn-Selmer still on Strike
WNDU-TV: News Story: Conn-Selmer cuts pay and benefits of employees on strike - April 07, 2006It's been more than two weeks, but the Conn-Selmer...
Handoffs = Errors
I saw a perfect illustration this morning of how unnecessary handoffs in a process can lead to errors. I visited a local coffee...
MD’s "Passive Aggressive" with Standard Practices
USATODAY.com - 'Wrong site' surgeries on the riseIt's supposed to be a standard practice, since 2004, for preventing "wrong site surgeries" -- placing a...
Toyota touts impact on U.S. in billboards
Seattle Post-Intelligencer ArticleI think it's great that Toyota is investing in the U.S. and creating jobs here. That's obviously a huge plus for...
China Show on Discovery HD
Discovery HD Theater :: Episode :: Getting RichFor those with HDTV, a show tonight that focuses on China and the rise of the manufacturing...
Tax Day and Leveling
So it's almost tax day, April 17th this year. In a way, it's an ultimate batch process, everybody having their returns due the...
How You Treat People…
CEOs say how you treat a waiter can predict a lot about character
I bet there is a corollary, I'll propose it:
"Blogger says how CEO's...
Some Different Definitions
Answer Girl: Poka-yokeThanks to Tom for pointing this out to me. It's a definition of the lean term "poka -yoke" written by someone...
Need to Error Proof This?
Yahoo! News PhotoA cargo plane in Brazil..... think they'll just punish the person who screwed up or will they error proof it so...
