Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.
Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation.
He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean.
Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.
Big 3 talent jumps ship to rivals
Detroit News
Interesting article on the flow of talent from the Big 3 to Toyota, as well as the other Asian auto manufacturers. The...
"Even Skilled Physicians Make Mistakes"
WSJ.com - The Doctor's Office (free feature):"Most medical errors in the doctor's office are process errors. These result from communication problems, office administration problems,...
5S and the Dangers of Horizontal Surfaces
Superfactory BlogAnother column from the Superfactory.com blog. Horizontal surfaces can indeed be dangerous. In many cases, I've encouraged teams to eliminate them in creative...
“A Case Study of Lean Manufacturing and Its Benefits When Well...
Click for PDF ReportIn case you're not on the Lean Enterprise Institute mailing list (and if you're reading this, you should be), here is...
How American Leather Reinvented the Upholstery Business
Virginia Postrel Article (NY Times article Feb 2005)
Here is a great example of a company using lean to compete in the furniture industry, where most...
Adam Smith an Early "Lean Thinker"?
Quotes from Adam Smith - Adam Smith Institute:
"Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer...
Workbooks on Lean Material Handling and Pull Production Win Shingo Prizes
Lean Enterprise Institute
Congratulations to the LEI authors. I've used "Making Materials Flow" in factory settings and found that it gives a very structured...
Who is Visiting? Have Any Feedback on This Blog?
Hello, reader. Thanks for visiting my Lean Blog! If you'd like to share anything about your background and/or interest in lean, please leave comment,...
The Dynamics of Lean Implementation and Transformation
Article LinkMain SME Lean LinkThe Society for Manufacturing Engineers puts out a noteworthy "lean directions" newsletter from time to time and there are many...
Honda Profits from Soybeans
I'm not sure if you can strictly call this "lean", but I like this example of creative thinking on Honda's part. It certainly illustrates...
Feature Article – Oh, What A Company! – 03/05
Autofieldguide.comHere is a very long article (set of articles, really) on Toyota and TPS. It includes thoughts from Taiichi Ohno, Fujio Cho, and Gary...
Subtle Shifts in the 7 Wastes of Lean
Gemba Research - Blog
A new article from the excellent blog at Gemba Research's web site, talking about the Toyota 7 (8? 9? 10?) Wastes....
