Japan

Latest

Inside the Lean Healthcare Accelerator Experience: Japan Insights with Dave Fitzpatrick

Mark Graban - May 13, 2025

0

Join Me in Japan: A Lean Healthcare Accelerator Experience This June or October

Mark Graban - May 8, 2025

0

The Transformation at NUMMI: Isao Yoshino Reflects on Toyota’s First U.S. Manufacturing Experience

Mark Graban - March 5, 2025

0

I’m Still Dreaming About My Meal at Sukiyabashi Jiro’s Sushi in Tokyo

Mark Graban - January 29, 2025

3

Why Thinking and Action Matter More Than Templates in Lean

Mark Graban - January 15, 2025

1

Japan

arm and finger of a workplace boss pointing a finger of blame at an employee who looks scared to share their idea.

Japan

Starting the New Year with Global Leadership Resolutions: Building a Foundation...

Mark Graban - January 6, 2025 1

Japan

Lean Whiskey #49: Japan Study Tour, a Lost iPhone, and Some...

Mark Graban - November 27, 2024 0

Japan

Ten Years Ago — In the News Visiting a Japanese Lean...

Mark Graban - November 24, 2024 1

Japan

Lost My iPhone in Tokyo: A Lesson in Japanese Kindness and...

Mark Graban - November 9, 2024 3

Japan

Reflecting on my First Time Meeting Isao Yoshino in Japan —...

Mark Graban - October 28, 2024 1

Japan

Japan Study Trips: A Voyage of Leadership Discovery with Katie Anderson

Mark Graban - May 8, 2024 1

Japan

Japan Study Trips: A Voyage of Leadership Discovery; Mark Graban and...

Mark Graban - April 4, 2024 0

**Alt Text:** Mark Graban, wearing a blue suit and white shirt, smiling with his hands in his pockets, stands in front of the Toyota Commemorative Museum in Japan. The building features a distinctive zigzag roof design, large windows, and a glass entrance, with a courtyard and metal railing in front. The sky is overcast, and a leafless tree is visible on the left side of the image.

Japan

Come to Japan With Me and Katie Anderson in November to...

Mark Graban - February 26, 2024 1

Japan

The Path to Patient Safety in Japan (or Elsewhere): Reporting Problems,...

Mark Graban - January 21, 2020 1

Japan

Why are Factories in Value Stream Maps Drawn That Way? What’s...

Mark Graban - December 17, 2019 0

Japan

Making People and Making Things – in Japan or Mr. Rogers’...

Mark Graban - December 2, 2019 1

Japan

Inside Toyota’s Takaoka #2 Line – Flexibility and Kaizen

Mark Graban - June 11, 2019 2

12 3...5 Page 1 of 5

Mark Graban on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025

I suspect they think of control charts as a "manufacturing quality" tool, the way GM did even back in 1995…
Eric Budd on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025

Mark, Yes. That is my understanding as well. They used control chart many years ago and I believe still teach…
Mark Graban on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025

Well said, Eric. I haven't seen evidence in my travels of Toyota using Process Behavior Charts for their metrics, though.
Eric Budd on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025

While Toyota does not use Red-Green charts for performance management, Western management seems fascinated by them. In some circles, it…
Amelia Butler on Leading Lean for Profitable Growth: CEO Bill Canady on Driving Business TransformationMay 2, 2025

Integrating daily management and the 80/20 rule into a broader leadership framework feels both practical and scalable. How can supply…

June 17 Cincinnati Workshop - Improving the Way We ImproveLearn More

+ +