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.
Push on for Toyota expansion – San Antonio
MSNBC.com:Officials and leaders in Texas are already pushing Toyota to commit to expanding the yet-to-open San Antonio truck plant."'We have some 2,700 acres down...
Move pays off for aircraft parts manufacturer
Star-Telegram.com :Another lean case study, this time from a small company in Texas:"Employees manufacturing the same products are clustered together in work groups, with...
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Forbes.com
Some stories here about the impact of lean manufacturing on two companies in Pella, Iowa. The article says, "Highly productive workers are keeping...
‘Lean’ manufacturing helps Wisconsin firms thrive
wisbusinessHere are a few case studies of smaller firms using lean for growth. This work was done with the Wisconsin MEP program, part of...
Seven Deadly Sins of Quality (and Lean)
Learning about LeanThere is a very interesting article, original from the ASQ Journal, linked to on the "Learning about Lean" blog. In a manner...
Standard Work and Kaizen and Standard Work
This is not a news article, but an expansion of a posting I sent to the NWLean message group. A poster had asked about...
Update on "Lean" Super Fast Pizza
Super Fast Pizza not just about a quick buckHere's an update on Super Fast Pizza (link to earlier article). Is this a "lean" pizza...
New Toyota Plant Lean and Green
MySA.com: Business:
An article about the upcoming San Antonio plant emphasizes the environmentally friendly aspects of lean manufacturing.
"'We seek to eliminate waste in everything...
Harsh CEO Criticism from Industry Week
IndustryWeek : Brandt On Leadership -- Invasion Of The Profit Snatchers:John Brandt writes "What being a CEO does mean is taking care of No....
Toyota Triumphs
Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.comLast week, I asked about Toyota's CEO Fujio Cho -- is he not a "business superstar" ala Jack Welch and...
“Life after Lean” — Are We There Yet?
Industrial Distribution
I often see references to "what's next after lean?" I saw two this past week, including the article linked to above.
I have to...
Lean Training through Iowa Community Colleges
The Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Online!Here's a nice example of some community lean training. The wider we can spread these ideas, the stronger our...
