All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
As with some (ok, many) of my complaints falls into the “nice to have these problems” category. That said, I had some avoidable waste and frustrations in the process of transitioning from my old dropped-too-many-times Blackberry to a new BlackBerry…
The Pittsburgh Way to Efficient Healthcare: Improving Patient Care Using Toyota Based Methods Below is a guest post from fellow author and Lean Healthcare practitioner, Naida Grunden. Her book (linked above) is an outstanding collection of principles and case examples…
Amazon.com: Everything I Know About Lean I Learned in First Grade: Robert O. Martichenko: Books This is a unique and compelling book about the Lean methodology. It’s written from the perspective of the author visiting his daughter’s 1st grade class…
Recently, I blogged about management practices at the midwest retail chain Meijer. It was a sad (and not uncommon) story of quotas and threats to employees — if you don’t work at a certain speed, you’re fired. My post drew…
Three airlines drop self-reporting safety program – USATODAY.com Dropping this program has got to be one of those “process indicators” of airline safety. I can’t believe that flying will be as safe without this program where pilots could report problems…
UAW suspends jobs bank, delays retiree fund payments – USATODAY.com So this might be the end of the infamous Jobs Bank that we’ve talked about here a lot. When I started working at GM in the mid 90’s as an…
Improve Business Performance and Customer Loyalty in 5 Steps, Free Infor White Paper I’ll be back tomorrow with a regular blog post. I’ve been swamped this week starting a new hospital project. For now, please check out this and other…
BBC NEWS | Health | Breathing life into resuscitation Thanks to my old boss, Mike, for sending this my way. Here’s an article (with pictures, better photos here) from the BBC about a revolutionary new design for hospital “crash carts”…
In this early Lean Blog Podcast episode, John Toussaint reflects on how culture change and collaborative care shaped ThedaCare’s healthcare transformation. Our guest for Episode #54 is John S. Toussaint, MD, the CEO emeritus of ThedaCare, and CEO of the…
Pay for Grades? – Springfield, IL – The State Journal-Register Flying in and out of Chicago, I’ve been reading over the past few months about the Chicago Public Schools paying high school freshman and sophomores for their grades: “…some Chicago…
Exec Shuffle: Hyundai Motor America Names Lean-Production Expert to Top Post I wonder how other automakers would do having process thinkers instead of finance people in top posts? John Krafcik, one of the foremost U.S. experts on lean manufacturing, has…
I recorded an upcoming LeanBlog Podcast with Steven J. Spear yesterday. Here is that episode: He’s promoting his new book Chasing the Rabbit: How Market Leaders Outdistance the Competition and How Great Companies Can Catch Up and Win. Update: the…
