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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
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In the midst of the discussion about the NEJM article, John Shook of LEI (a former Toyota employee) pointed me to…

Real Lean at Starbucks or Tayloristic Industrial Engineering?

Mark Graban Oct 14, 2010 22
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Once again, the WSJ has written about Lean at Starbucks (see my last post "Controversy over New Standardized…

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Best
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
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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
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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
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Clarity Is Missing Link in Supply Chain - WSJ.com Ah, here we go, it's time for the annual Just-In-Time-bashing…
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