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.
Pharmacy Error Proofing Example
Here is a great example of error proofing that I've never seen before. It's springtime, so my allergies have been killing me, especially...
Leading Lean: Missed Opportunity
Departments - ASSEMBLY
Here is the latest lean column from Jamie Flinchbaugh. You can read my Q&A with Jamie here, and he is also the author...
Hotel Room Error Proofing
This Is Broken - Hotel room warningI saw a large ad in the paper Friday that reminded me of this blog posting (link above)....
A Very Cool Flow Rack?
BRL005_NDES_Flow_Rack - Bosch Rexroth Corp.I'm sure most lean practioners have used flow racks for material storage, part presentation, and/or kanban systems.Here is a rack...
Toyota and Systems Costs
Toyota sees hefty production-related cost cuts - MarketWatchIt will be interesting to learn more about this approach as more is announced in the press....
Womack Audio on Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com: News & CommentaryCheck out the link on the right hand side for the interview with Jim Womack (requires Real Player software).Here are some...
Some New Toyota Facts
Focus: Toyota powers to the front - Sunday Times - Times OnlineFrom England, an article that gives a historical overview of Toyota with some...
Which Albatross Needs Dumping?
WSJ.com - Lesser Than the Sum of Its Parts . . .The linked column requires a paid WSJ subscription, but I'll try to summarize....
Some Positive Lean Tales
So here's a palate cleanser after talking about GM and the failed "lean" efforts that led to a strike at Conn-Selmer (see below).Here are...
Not Tooting This Horn
Here is a sad article about a strike at a factory in Indiana that makes trumpets and trombones. It's the UAW, yes that UAW!...
60 Minutes: So will GM be "braindead?"
GM's Difficult Road Ahead - CBS News:Tonight on 60 Minutes, nothing really new.... GM blames labor costs, the reporter blames the lack of a...
Toyota to Introduce Hybrid Tech to Lineup
Article
Toyota plans on rolling out hybrid tech across all of their product lines by 2012.
Now I can probably be accused of being a Toyota...
