All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
NBC’s 30 Rock gave us another gem of workplace satire in its first season–this time blending reverence, absurdity, and a strange reference to fruit. In one scene, corporate executive Jack Donaghy (played by Alec Baldwin) delivers another over-the-top line of…
In my Assembly Magazine monthly column Leading Lean, I chose to address in December one of my favorite topics, PDCA or Plan-Do-Check-Act. This is the practice of learning through improvement. I hope I did it justice, at least as much…
Recently I was giving a speech and had to follow Phil Gordon, famous poker pro and host of Celebrity Poker Showdown. Needless to say, he’s a tough act to follow with stories of massive pots, wealthy businessmen who lose millions…
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is offering a special holiday sale on their best-seller for 2006, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road. The price on Amazon is $30, but SME is selling it for $25.50 for regular…
SAP Acquires Lean Software Developer on Managing Automation Lean software provider Factory Logic, based in Austin TX, has been purchased by powerhouse SAP (who had been an investor in recent years). Rumor has it that the purchasing price was less…
NBA NOTES: Stern says NBA dropped ball A key aspect of the Lean Manufacturing mindset is involving and empowering your employees. This is necessary whether you’re working on lean in factories, hospitals, or any sort of environment. Many companies say…
If you’re shopping on amazon.com for the holidays, you can support the Lean Blog by visiting Amazon through one of the links on the Blog. Even if you buy items not recommended here, a percentage goes to support the Blog.…
Evolving Excellence: If We Weren’t All Crazy, We’d Go Insane Bill Waddell hasn’t been blogging much lately, but he hits the nail right on the head, talking about an article about American prison labor — yup, that’s right manufacturing businesses…
Olevia opens U.S. LCD and LCos Assembly Plant at Digital Pipeline I was reading an article in the NY Times today about a downturn in manufacturing orders. What shocked me was the photo that accompanied the article. The caption showed…
As Auto Prosperity Shifts South, Two Towns Offer a Study in Contrasts – New York Times Here’s a free Detroit News version of the article. My hometown, Livonia, Michigan is hurting with the prolonged slump in the auto industry. I…
Phoenix: Pizzeria Bianco – Traveler Reviews – Pizzeria Bianco…Very Stressful.. – TripAdvisor I wrote the other day about the wonderful high quality food at Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix. I looked at some reviews online and some people are very unhappy…
Chrysler’s OT shifts baffle analysts It’s “waste of overproduction” day on the Lean Blog. Here is an article about Chrysler, where analysts are baffled because they are cranking out vehicles on OVERTIME shifts while sales are falling and inventories are…
