#ThrowbackThursday: #Lean Manufacturing Training from 2002 Mark Graban Mar 12, 2015 3 Audio It's time for another "Throwback Thursday" post, which is, as always, accompanied by one of my thoughtful-looking…
My Visit to the Toyota Tsutsumi Plant, Part 1 Mark Graban Jan 20, 2015 4 Audio I've been overdue in writing more posts about our Japan tour that took place two months ago now. See previous posts…
Article about Lean in Two Sioux Falls Health Systems Mark Graban May 22, 2014 2 Blog I recently saw an article about Avera Medical Group and Sanford Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: "Health…
Toyota’s Blog on Pillars of the Toyota Production System & Lean Mark Graban May 1, 2014 0 Blog I didn't know , until yesterday, that Toyota has an official company blog (at least for Toyota UK). Even…
How Do You Make Time for Improvement? Here are Nine Takes From Lean Experts Mark Graban Apr 2, 2014 3 Blog I'm happy to be a participating author on "The Lean Edge" blog/site that's hosted by Michael Ballé author of The…
Kaizen Adventures in My Hometown of Livonia, Michigan Mark Graban Jan 20, 2014 3 Blog I'm in my home town of Livonia, Michigan this week, having arrived to the snow and cold yesterday, staying through…
The Term “Lean Production” is 25 Years Old – Some Thoughts on… Mark Graban Sep 23, 2013 15 Blog People often ask me where the term "Lean" comes from. It's not an acronym, so it shouldn't be spelled "LEAN"!-->!-->!-->…
Toyota Brings TPS & The Toyota Way to India – The Same Familiar… Mark Graban May 3, 2013 14 Blog Here's a fascinating article: "How Toyota brought its famed manufacturing method to India." The piece starts…
April Fool: Announcing my Next #Lean Book Project – Baby’s First Lean… Mark Graban Apr 1, 2013 Blog After the nice response to Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, I often get asked, "So, what's your next book…
Guest Post – Lean Myth: Lean is Stressful for Workers Mark Graban Oct 29, 2010 11 Blog Mark's Note: Today's post is by David Veech, the Executive Director of the Institute for Lean Systems. A fear or…
Toyota Texas Tour – Concepts From the Visitor Center Mark Graban Sep 20, 2010 12 Blog I'll start the week with another post about my tour of the TMMTX (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas) plant in San…
Airbus "Violated Key Tenet of Lean"? Mark Graban Apr 13, 2009 2 Blog Airbus Aims to Pull Back Without Stalling - WSJ.com:This recent article about Airbus talks about facing a challenge…
Toyota Gains Lead in Overproduction? Mark Graban Jan 29, 2008 4 Blog Toyota beats GM in global production; GM No. 1 in global salesSo it turns out that GM *sold* more cars than Toyota…
Airport Heijunka Mark Graban Dec 20, 2007 0 Blog DFW Airport | pegasusnews.comDFW International Airport will distribute more than $10,000 in "DFW Bucks" on December…
Heijunka for Airport Security? Mark Graban Sep 25, 2007 8 Blog TSA considers reservations for airport security - USATODAY.comI'm not normally a fan of the TSA, but this proposal…
Don’t Blame Lean for Part Shortages Mark Graban Aug 20, 2007 2 Blog Part Shortages Mean Even Longer Delays First, as a refresher course, here's my take on why Dell is not a Toyota…