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Kaiteki: The Japanese Philosophy Behind Motivated Employees and Lean Success

Mark Graban - June 5, 2025

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Are Japanese Hospitals More Lean? What Global Healthcare Leaders Can Learn from Visiting...

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Lean Isn’t About Cutting Heads — It’s About Growing People

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Could Toyota Fix GM? (revisited)

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I Don’t Care That Your Regular Driver Was Out

Mark Graban - July 21, 2005 0

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MI Governor works to lure Toyota plant

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Two Common HR Practices That Sabotage Lean Initiatives

Mark Edmondson - July 19, 2005 2

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Seven Criteria for an Earnest Lean Enterprise Transformation

Mark Graban - July 19, 2005 0

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Does Lean Equal Honesty?

Mark Graban - July 19, 2005 3

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Preventing Lean Failures: Reason #2: Lack of Communication

Mark Graban - July 19, 2005 0

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Another Misguided Lean Article

Mark Graban - July 18, 2005 3

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LAPD Working on Lean Jails

Mark Graban - July 17, 2005 0

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Preventing Lean Failures — New Blog

Mark Graban - July 15, 2005 1

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Toyota Runs Low on Expertise To Power Global Push

Mark Graban - July 14, 2005 0

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‘Lean’ manufacturing tested at local (NC) company

Mark Graban - July 13, 2005 2

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Mark Graban on Reasons Why Lean Wouldn’t Always Be Easier Just Because You’re in JapanJune 6, 2025
Thanks for commenting. From my understanding, there are Japanese culture advantages and there are also challenges. I think you're right…
Mark Welch on Reasons Why Lean Wouldn’t Always Be Easier Just Because You’re in JapanJune 6, 2025
I remember from Liker and Hoseus’ book Toyota Culture that, among other cultural traits shown in a longitudinal study, two…
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.

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