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An Oregon Winery That’s Experimenting After the Calamity of Wildfires

Mark Graban Oct 6, 2020 8
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My wife and I, in normal times, love visiting wineries. The Willamette Valley of Oregon is one of our favorite…

My Article on “Testing Lean Changes, Small or Large;” Recent Winery…

Mark Graban Aug 2, 2016 0
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Thanks to Arena Simulation Software for asking me to write this article for their regular customer newsletter:…

Six Sigma Ranch and Winery

Mark Graban Dec 5, 2007 5
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Six Sigma - People I might not be able to blog much the next few days, so I'll pose this fun question. Has…

Episode #23 of “Lean Whiskey”: Finishing 2020 with Kentucky Bourbon,…

Mark Graban Dec 17, 2020 1
Lean Whiskey
Deondra Wardelle, Mark Graban, Jamie Flinchbaugh In Episode 23, Mark and Jamie return to finish out 2020, this…

“Adopting and Adapting” TPS to the Raymond Lean Management System

Mark Graban Oct 27, 2020 0
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My guest for Episode #390 is Keith Ingels, the TPS (Toyota Production System) Manager for Raymond Corporation…

The One Word I Kept Hearing at Wineries in Spain and France

Mark Graban Jul 23, 2019 0
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I'll get right to it. The word: "Experiment." Well, I also heard "experiments" and "experimenting," but you…

But Pigs and Corn Aren’t Cars! #Lean in Farming

Mark Graban Dec 9, 2016 0
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I don't know anything about farming. The only time I spend on "farms" is visits to wineries that grow…

1% Improvement Here and There Can Make a Big Difference in Wine Making?

Mark Graban Oct 11, 2016 1
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I was fortunate to take a nearly two-week vacation recently, a trip that included a week in France. My wife and…

Gemba Wine: A Lean Geek Visits Wineries, Part 3

Mark Graban Aug 28, 2013 2
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Following up on my previous posts (here and here) on a recent visit to the Northern California Wine Country, I'm…

Gemba Wine: A Lean Geek Visits Wineries, Part 2

Mark Graban Aug 26, 2013 1
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Growing grapes and making wine is certainly an art... but when you look into it there's a lot of process…

Gemba Wine: Variation in Wine Seals and Variation in Customer Needs

Mark Graban Aug 21, 2013 7
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My wife and I just got back from four days in Napa and Sonoma counties doing, ahem, "gemba walks" at a number of…

Wine Making and Waste Reduction

Mark Graban May 30, 2007 3
Two Buck Chuck still making waves - Yahoo! NewsWine making is still a very non-level process... those darn grapes…
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