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.
Is Cessna Being Lean?
Wichita Eagle | 08/21/2005 | Cessna works to streamline supply chain, reduce costsNow, this is just a single article, and reporters often misunderstand things...
Article about Delphi and Lean
Kokomo Tribune Online:
"Guggina said Delphi implemented lean manufacturing in the early 1990s. The company's standardized approach is now known as the Delphi Manufacturing...
Make way for megaships — Bigger Batches!
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | BusinessWhen reading this article, I kept thinking about the trend toward bigger batches with shipping...
No Experience Required?
Evolving Excellence -- Inbreeding is killing 'em
Here is a good post from the Superfactory Evolving Excellence Blog. Is the auto industry worse than...
Energy prices pose dangers to manufacturing sector
Reuters Business Channel | Reuters.com:
Another example on the theme of costs and prices
"International competition may limit manufacturing companies' ability to pass on higher...
Local firms are squeezed by gas prices
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- San Diego: This story is from California, but I've also seen it in the local news. I've...
Toyota on Supplier Relations, An Illustration of Many Toyota Way Principles
EV World: The World of Electric, Plug-in Hybrid, Fuel Cell and Alternative Fuel Vehicles:This article features Jim Press, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. President...
Chinese Oil workers trade in marriages for a job
My Way NewsWhen you're outsourcing jobs to China, are you intending to support a culture/economy that allows this type of thing? I'm just asking.Former...
The State of Lean Healthcare: Critical Mass is Building
Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing thoughts | Gemba Panta Rei
The blog at gemba.com is always very thoughtfully done. This links to a writeup they...
Skilled workers essential for Lean Plants
Skilled workers essential - The Clarion-LedgerI never bought the argument, laid out last month by the president of the Canadian Auto Parts Manufacturers' Association...
Taking A Page From Toyota’s Playbook: Indian IT
Business WeekThis is a good article talking about how a leading Indian IT outsourcing company, Wipro, is adopting the principles of Toyota and the...
Great Lean Discipline Story with New Chrysler head LaSorda
New Chrysler head LaSorda sees improved earnings in 2006, plans 'smart' output - Forbes.comYou can tell LaSorda is a real lean guy from the...
