An Oregon Winery That’s Experimenting After the Calamity of Wildfires Mark Graban Oct 6, 2020 8 Blog 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 Blog 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 Blog 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 Interviews 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 Blog 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 Blog 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 Blog 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 Blog 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 Blog 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 Blog 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…