All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
Hi everyone – I got stumped on a reader question…. what’s the best Lean overview video/DVD that’s out on the market now (for a manufacturing audience). “Can you recommend a video that will explain the basic concepts of Lean for…
Thanks to Charlie P. for sharing this gem from the now out of print book: 40 Years, 20 Million Ideas: The Toyota Suggestion System by Yuzo Yasuda. This book was originally published by Productivity Press when Norman Bodek was still…
Obama Promises To Stop America’s S***ty Jobs From Going Overseas | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source Replace “some” in my post headline with a word that rhymes with “witty” but starts with an “sh.” OK, by now, you…
Connection Finder – beta I wanted to point out this Lean networking resource, if you haven’t seen it. The Lean Enterprise Institute has a “Connection Finder” that allows you to find other Lean professionals by location or specialty. I often…
“Just in Time” so often gets a bad rap. People blame “JIT” for all sorts of problems, when it’s often a problem with how JIT is implemented instead of being a problem with the core principle of Lean in and…
Retailers Reprogram Workers In Efficiency Push – WSJ.com This is more of a Deming philosophy article than a “Lean article” since the retailer in question here doesn’t say they’re using Lean…. which is good, since the situation described in the…
By Andrew Wagner: My wife, the resident space geek, turned me in the direction of this Boeing Press Release on their new lean “pulse line” for building GPS satellites, and presumably other satellites. Most of the post is your standard…
Wildcats know they have room to improve — chicagotribune.com Those of you who know me recognize me as a diehard Northwestern Wildcats fan. Yes, it’s often a tortured existence. Our football team is 3-0. That’s nothing to get too excited…
Business World – WSJ.com — How to Save Detroit And $50 Billion: The Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. column “Business World” in the WSJ is normally a good read. Last week, he wrote about the proposed bailouts (um, assistance) that automakers…
I’m traveling and will probably be away from the blog through Sunday unless something really big happens in the Lean world. I have a lot of posts for next week that I’m going to be working on, including one story…
Health care fix a joint effort | Postcrescent.com | Appleton Post-Crescent: I’m happy to announce a future podcast with John Toussaint, release date TBD. If you have any questions for him about the Lean efforts at ThedaCare or his new…
Lean gamble has paid off for United Southern Industries I hate to criticize anyone who’s been really successful with Lean. The worst thing I can say about United Southern is to ask, “What made you think Lean was such a…
