All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
By Dan Markovitz: (Mark’s note: I saw this article and instantly thought of Dan, re: Lean in an office environment. The dynamics in this article reminded me of the typical dynamics in a non-Lean factory, where lots of expediting takes…
LeanBlog Podcast #17 is a discussion with a good friend of the Lean Blog, David Meier, a former Toyota Georgetown Group Leader, founder of Lean Associates, and the co-author of the excellent book, The Toyota Way Fieldbook, and the upcoming…
My wife would say “zero!” I mentioned the Sunday NFL playoff games and got a note from a Lean Blog reader, Chris, saying: I use this in my orientation to new employees: How much time is value added in a…
For Some Manufacturers, There Are Benefits to Keeping Production at Home – WSJ.com This really is a recurring theme in the WSJ, this article starts: “It has long been an axiom that U.S.-made consumer goods such as TV sets and…
Blog reader Grant, in Australia, sent me an email newsletter from a lean training and consulting organization that will remain unnamed (as I don’t want to drive any traffic to their website, if you must know who it was, post…
It’s always nice to see new voices join the lean blogosphere, here are two very different blogs on lean. Lean Six Sigma Academy Blog First is a new blog from Ron Pereira. This new entry in the lean world… well,…
Mark’s Note: After some of my adventures in blogging about lean in aerospace, I got a volunteer to add some perspectives from that industry. Thanks to Andy for joining up and I look forward to his contributions. Click on his…
IndustryWeek : Transforming Your Business To Lean: Lessons Learned Here’s the latest column by Pelion Systems CTO Dave Gleditsch, featured here in an earlier LeanBlog Podcast, with some case studies of lean success at American Standard and Husqvarna. Dave’s main…
AP Wire | 01/20/2007 | Toyota narrows choice for plant to two, newspaper reports Toyota is down to two choices, Arkansas, and Tennessee, supposedly. Looking back a few weeks, is Toyota fearful of a political backlash or are they charging…
Lean Blog: Misunderstandings About Value Stream Mapping, Flow Analysis, and Takt Time The link above is my first blog post, from January 2005 (back when the blog looked like this). I let the blog “birthday” slip by again this year.…
This is my version of a Toyota diagram (click on it for a larger view) showing the “integrated system” of the Toyota Production System. Notice how “Human Development” is put in the middle, no surprise there. The three balancing sides…
In a follow up to another short post, “Bad Employees or Bad Leader?“ I’ll pose this question, which should be answered in a “5 Whys” format (or as many whys as you can get through): Why do many leaders struggle…
