Operational Excellence Mixtape: January 17, 2020 Ryan McCormack Jan 17, 2020 0 Mixtape Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Sometimes you just need to get a team together and improve.!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 20, 2019 Ryan McCormack Dec 21, 2019 0 Mixtape Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients It's been 20 years since To Err is Human, the seminal!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Episode #2 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast on GE, Boeing, and More Mark Graban May 23, 2019 2 Lean Whiskey Mark and Jamie Jamie Flinchbaugh and I got a great response to the first episode of our new "Lean Whiskey"!-->!-->!-->…
On Boeing, GM, and Hospitals… and Epic Battles Between Reality and… Mark Graban Apr 30, 2019 0 Audio Yesterday's blog post was about a situation (with my podcast hosting service) that triggered memories of my time!-->…
Parallels Between Philadelphia Eagles’ Coach Chip Kelly & A Lean Leader Mark Graban Jan 4, 2014 7 Blog The Philadelphia Eagles are playing in an NFL playoff matchup tonight against the New Orleans Saints. I'd…
“Lean Management” Debated in the Washington Gubernatorial Race Mark Graban Sep 18, 2012 6 Blog Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, with the help of Michael George, tried injecting talk of so-called "Lean…
Kaizen on the Boeing 737 Line Mark Graban Feb 10, 2012 2 Blog There was a nice article in the Wall Street Journal this week about the Boeing 737 and some of their Lean and!-->!-->!-->…
Lean Lessons for Healthcare from a Boeing 737 Factory Video Mark Graban Jun 3, 2011 1 Blog Podcaster Cali Lewis (a fellow DFW-area Texan) hosts a show called GeekBeat.tv, where she normally highlights new…
Notes From My First Day at #IHI 2011 Mark Graban Dec 8, 2010 5 Blog This is just my second time attending the annual Institute for Healthcare Improvement annual forum - one of about…
Mini-Review: First Three Chapters of the Virginia Mason Medical Center Lean Book Mark Graban Nov 30, 2010 12 Blog I've finally started reading the new book by Charles Kenney, Transforming Health Care: Virginia Mason Medical…
Of 777s and Heart Rate Monitors Mark Graban Mar 23, 2010 3 Blog In recent years, healthcare has been learning a lot of lessons from aviation -- including checklists and "Crew…
Lean Healthcare Overview Video from Americans in Sweden Mark Graban Jan 26, 2010 1 Blog As I'm currently in Sweden, I was reminded of this video I found recently featuring John Black, a lean healthcare…
Book Review: Boeing Versus Airbus Andy Wagner Aug 30, 2007 0 Blog Review by Andy Wagner: Name of the Book: Boeing Versus Airbus: The Inside Story of the Greatest International…
Boeing’s Beer Game Mark Graban Aug 18, 2006 8 Blog Boeing to shut down C-17 production Boeing is planning to shut down production of a cargo aircraft. It's a…
Boeing Reduces 737 Airplane’s Final-Assembly Time by 50 Percent Mark Graban Jan 28, 2005 1 Blog Press Release Looks like great work by the Boeing 737 team! "We're not going to stop at a 50 percent reduction,…