Episode #6 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast: Speyside Scotch, Remembering… Mark Graban Aug 15, 2019 0 Lean Whiskey Mark and Jamie After the last episode with guest host Paul Critchley, I'm once again joined by Jamie!-->!-->!-->…
On the Recent Passing of Two American Auto Industry Legends: Lee Iacocca and Ross… Mark Graban Jul 30, 2019 5 Blog Lee Iacocca, the former CEO of Chrysler, passed away on July 2. Ross Perot, founder and former CEO of EDS,!-->!-->!-->…
This Date in Lean Blog History: August 6 Mark Graban Aug 6, 2014 4 Blog My blog will turn 10 years old in February 2015. You're probably either thinking, "Wow, that's awesome!" or "Get a!-->…
Lean Thinking (Finally?) Gets to Chrysler Windsor Plant? Mark Graban May 21, 2013 10 Blog This article appeared back in March... March of 2013... as in this year: "Windsor Chrysler workers reduce waste to…
MD or MBA as CEO? Wrong Question? Mark Graban Jul 27, 2011 20 Blog As I've worked with different hospitals and different leaders, I've sometimes wondered if there's been a study on…
The CEO as 24×7 Expeditor? That’s Not Good Mark Graban Oct 9, 2010 10 Blog The traditional model of business leadership has the CEO as the most important decision maker.…
Three Bankers and a Campaign Aide Walk Into an Auto Industry… Mark Graban Mar 30, 2009 4 Blog A Look at Obama's Auto-Bailout Team - WSJ.comStop me if you've heard that joke before... so here is the assembled…
"Viable" by March 2009? Mark Graban Dec 19, 2008 15 Blog Bush Gives Emergency Loans to Automakers - NYTimes.comDetroit News ArticleI don't understand this at all. What is…
Chrysler matches Toyota in a Single Skew-able Metric – Who Cares? Mark Graban Jun 10, 2008 2 Blog Chrysler matches Toyota in efficiency - Detroit NewsI didn't mean for this to become "beat up on the Detroit Three"…
A "Lean" Article that Doesn’t Mention Real Lean Mark Graban Feb 20, 2008 2 Blog Turning Chrysler Into ToyotaIt's disappointing when a publication with the wide audience of BusinessWeek…
What if Roger Penske *Had* Run Chrysler? Mark Graban Oct 25, 2007 0 Roger Penske adds the Smart car to his $17B empire - Oct. 5, 2007Good article here about businessman Roger Penske.…
Updated: Press leaving Toyota for Chrysler Mark Graban Sep 7, 2007 2 Blog Autoblog.com reportThis is surprising -- Toyota's top U.S. executive, Jim Press, who had been the first American…
Updated: Nardelli to Run Chrysler Mark Graban Aug 6, 2007 5 Blog I was completely stunned by the WSJ headline this morning that announced Bob Nardelli, formerly of GE and Home…
Is China’s Chery Lean? Mark Graban Jul 6, 2007 5 Blog Article Link - Chrysler Picks a Chery So Chrysler is going the route of importing inexpensive cars from China.!-->!-->!-->…
Suppliers: GM better, rivals not Mark Graban Jun 5, 2007 2 Blog Detroit News ArticleGM, Ford, and Chrysler are frequent targets here for their "beat up the suppliers" approach to…
Will the Chrysler Deal be Good for Lean? Mark Graban May 14, 2007 7 Blog You have probably read the basic news story on the Chrysler buy out deal (check out the latest on the Detroit News…
LeanBlog Podcast #24 – Jim Womack, State of the Auto World Mark Graban May 6, 2007 4 Blog Episode #24 of the LeanBlog Podcast is the 2nd part of my recent conversation with Jim Womack, of the Lean!-->!-->!-->…
How About Partnership Instead? Mark Graban Mar 20, 2007 1 New Detroit Woe: Makers of Parts Won't Cut Prices - WSJ.comWah, the latest complaint from the "Detroit Three"…