WSJ’s Wrong Conclusion on Frederick Taylor Mark Graban Nov 6, 2006 13 Blog Deja Vu - WSJ.com "Early Industry Expert Soon Realized a Staff Had Its Own Efficiency" The WSJ has it wrong on…
NEJM Authors Double Down on Their Claim That #Lean & TPS = Taylorism Mark Graban May 19, 2016 13 Audio You might remember the hubbub (and my earlier blog post) about this article that somehow appeared in the NEJM:…
Throwback Thursday: HBR on Taylorism vs Toyota Mark Graban Jan 21, 2016 6 Blog In the midst of the discussion about the NEJM article, John Shook of LEI (a former Toyota employee) pointed me to…
Is it “Real Lean” at Starbucks or “Tayloristic Industrial… Mark Graban Oct 14, 2010 22 Blog Once again, the WSJ has written about Lean at Starbucks (see my last post "Controversy over New Standardized Work!-->…
Hide Oba Discusses His Legendary Father, Toyota’s Hajime Oba Mark Graban Jan 20, 2021 3 Interviews Joining me for Episode #397 is Hide Oba. His father was the late Hajime Oba, famous for his work at Toyota and the!-->…
Highlights of “Boss Level Podcast” – Gen. Stan McChrystal and… Mark Graban Aug 17, 2017 1 Blog Hear Mark read the post (subscribe to the podcast): I've read most of retired General Stanley McChrystal's…
#TBT: Looking Back at Taiichi Ohno’s Book: Lean, Layoffs, Henry Ford, and… Mark Graban Apr 14, 2016 3 Blog Thanks to my Amazon Kindle app on my iPad, I get to carry much of my book collection with me. Sometimes, while…
On Vacation Through July 15 – Here’s Some Recommended Reading &… Mark Graban Jun 30, 2015 0 Blog It's time for vacation, which means two weeks away from the blog. There is a physical vacation taking place, to…
Throwback Thursday: Be Lean, not L.A.M.E. Mark Graban Jun 25, 2015 0 Blog Today's post is a throwback to an essay that I originally wrote for the excellent book Lean-Led Hospital Design:…
Belated Book Review: The Machine That Changed The World Christina Kach Dec 17, 2013 4 Blog Mark's note: Christina Kach is back with a new post, this time a review of what should probably be considered a…
What I’m Reading: “Little Bets” Mark Graban Aug 22, 2013 0 Blog I've recently been reading an enjoyable book by Peter Sims, Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
My Essay in Naida Grunden’s New Book on Lean Design – Be Lean not… Mark Graban Apr 10, 2012 3 Blog I'm in Las Vegas, speaking today to close the Lean Healthcare PowerDay event. There are many great speakers,…
Two Cases of Writers Misrepresenting Lean Manufacturing Mark Graban Jul 26, 2011 17 Blog One of the variations of my acronym L.A.M.E. is "Lean As Misguidedly Explained," and I recently ran across two…
Time & Motion Studies Are Not “Discredited,” Just How They Are… Mark Graban May 25, 2011 28 Blog First off, a huge thumbs up and thanks are due to Eric Ries and his thought-provoking "Startup Lessons Learned"…
Depersonalized Workplaces are L.A.M.E., not Lean, Harming Productivity and People Mark Graban Sep 29, 2010 12 Blog When I was traveling last week, a magazine caught my eye, one I don't normally read: Scientific American Mind and…
How to Design Poor Service – Expect 100% Utilization of People or Resources Mark Graban Aug 2, 2010 30 Blog I have as many bad customer service experiences as the next guy, both in healthcare and other businesses. As I've!-->…
Why it Took 15 Years for Common Sense to be Accepted – Medical Journal… Mark Graban Nov 10, 2009 3 Blog Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: scientific management in the operating room I sprung $20 for this healthcare journal…
This Year’s WSJ “JIT”-Bashing Article, Again Misguided Mark Graban May 18, 2009 7 Blog Clarity Is Missing Link in Supply Chain - WSJ.com Ah, here we go, it's time for the annual Just-In-Time-bashing…