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.
Two Global Value Streams Passing In the Night
Interesting story about a Fortune 500 company who is starting up a factory in China: Apparently, they are having trouble getting tools,...
U.S. mom-and-pop firms go global
Business - International Herald TribuneInteresting article on how small mom-and-pop startups are using China's manufacturing capabilities to get off the ground.Please check out my...
Beware the China bashers
KRT Wire | 06/21/2005
From the Chicago Tribune, an editorial. "Forcing a rapid upward revaluation of the yuan, as Congress seeks to do, won't...
The Chase of Cheap does Deeper into China
FT.com / Asia-Pacific - Chinese manufacturing hub toughens investor rules:
There's always somebody/someplace "cheaper" isn't there?
"Shortages of power, labour, land and water are raising...
Foreign Makers, Settled in South, Pace Car Industry
New York Times:"Toyota's impact on the nation's economy has been powerful. A study by the Center for Automotive Research, which has yet to...
Another Maytag Story
Chicago Tribune news : Business:
This is a tough spot to be in. Ideally, you'd like to grow your way into increased efficiency...
Quality in Baggage Handling
As I sat on the plane, waiting to depart, we watched a video that featured the airline CEO (the airline rhymes with Bontinental). The...
Non Root Cause Solutions?
Today, I had to drive to return a rental car at Newark Airport and sawan example of what might be "non root cause" thinking...
Some Early Toyota History
AICHI VOICE (CUTTING EDGE):Ford and GM started plants in Japan in the 1920's and many Japanese thought that it was a "fantasy" to think...
Thomas L. Friedman: Save us, O Toyota
International Herald Tribune
Thomas L. Friedman starts a recent column with a provocative question:
"If I am rooting for General Motors to go bankrupt and be...
A Collection of Deming Articles
As follow up to Deming's mention in Fortune Magazine,Some Choice Words on Management by SloganA good real life example of what Deming meant by...
Global domination, the Toyota way
The Globe and Mail::This is a pretty good overview, "state of Toyota" article. The article discusses how TPS is about more than just reducing...
