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.
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Learning About Lean
TIME.com: 10 Questions for Jeff Bezos -- Aug. 01, 2005:
"HERE'S A QUESTION YOU PROBABLY HEAR ALL THE TIME: READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?...
China currency move may help/hurt U.S. companies
Detroit News - 07/22/05This really is a complex issue, the China currency pegging. It's not just a China vs. U.S. issue, but within the...
Could Toyota Fix GM? (revisited)
Curious Cat Management ImprovementThe Deming-focused blog, Curious Cat, has comments on an earlier article I posted about Toyota and GM.Please check out my main...
Six Sigma Blog: Book Review: Lean Six Sigma for Service
Six Sigma BlogThe Six Sigma Blog has a link to a review of the Michael George book, Lean Six Sigma for Service.Please check out...
I Don’t Care That Your Regular Driver Was Out
Twice in the past week now, our department has had this similar problem happen. First, a global logistics company (rhymes with sledex) did not...
MI Governor works to lure Toyota plant
Detroit News - 07/20/05
Here is a column that discusses a trip taken by the MIchigan governor to Japan to meet with companies including Toyota....
An Interview with a Lean Hospital COO
RedNova News - Health - Q & A With Matthew FurlanThe subject of this article apparently received some top-notch lean training from Shingijitsu and...
Seven Criteria for an Earnest Lean Enterprise Transformation
This post comes from Mark Edmondson, President of LEAN Affiliates.Our team periodically visits a new client site that has a lean initiative in place....
Does Lean Equal Honesty?
Here is a story from my plant, where we are in the early stages of a company wide lean implementation. I think this story...
Preventing Lean Failures: Reason #2: Lack of Communication
Preventing Lean Failures: Reason #2: Lack of CommunicationCome discuss the importance of management communication in your lean implementation efforts. Do you have any horror...
Another Misguided Lean Article
Uncommon Sense: Is It Lean...or Just Anemic?Every once in a while I run across a very misguided article/column on lean, this one falls into...
Chinese car makers gear up to take on western competitors
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports :This article talks about the coming wave of Chinese-produced cars (people are also starting to import them into the...
