Look for Part 2 of my interview with Norm Bodek, coming later today. I’ve enjoyed his recent book, Kaikaku. It’s written as a series of essays and short vignettes, very powerful stuff, especially Mr. Bodek’s writing about working with the…
Click for Article This past year has been a good one for new lean manufacturing books. I haven’t read this one yet, so I can’t give it a personal recommendation, but I’ve heard many good things. Has anyone read this,…
Twenty years ago, on July 16, 2006, the Lean Blog Podcast began with a conversation with Norman Bodek. Norman was my friend and mentor–and the person who suggested that I start doing audio interviews in the first place. What began…
Listen: It’s Episode 49 of the Lean Whiskey podcast with Jamie Flinchbaugh and Mark Graban! Mark shares tales of his holiday / study tour trip to Japan. Since we start with the whisky (like scotch, note the lack of an…
I had a great experience last week at the Lean Institute Brasil’s annual Lean Healthcare Summit, where AI translation tools and live interpreters helped bridge language barriers and improve accessibility. I had a great experience last week at the Lean…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #500 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is me, your usual host Mark Graban. Today, I’m mixing up the format with a solo episode that celebrates 500…
Wolfgang Puck practices Lean and Kaizen without calling it that–by developing people, learning from mistakes, focusing on customers, and improving every day. This post shows why continuous improvement is a leadership mindset, not a manufacturing technique. The GE Lean Mindset…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #460 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Philip Holt. He is currently Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence at GKN Aerospace, the world’s leading multi-technology Tier 1…
I was incredibly saddened today to hear that Norman Bodek passed away yesterday in Japan, where he had recently moved with his wife, Noriko. Norman was 88. This was announced through an email from Norman’s company, PCS Press, and I…
I'm overdue in writing more about my last trip to Japan a few months back.
Today, I'll like to share some highlights from one organization we visited, Seki Chuo Hospital, which is located outside of Nagoya. I have visited this hospital in 2012 and 2014 and it's interesting to see how their approach to Total Quality Management (TQM), Lean, and Kaizen has progressed and evolved. I mentioned them in a 2014 post about "quality circles."
I am always happy to see something even vaguely related to the practice of Kaizen in mainstream publications. Here’s a recent essay from the New York Times: The Best Path to Long-Term Change Is Slow, Simple and Boring The author,…
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