Interview with Jeff Liker On The Second Edition Of “The Toyota Way” Mark Graban Feb 10, 2021 0 Blog My guest for Episode #400 is Jeffrey Liker, the retired University of Michigan professor who has recently!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Lean Lesson: Don’t Get Crushed Because of Bad Standardized Work Mark Graban Sep 26, 2019 12 Blog There are variations out there of graphics that are meant to illustrate how Standardized Work and Kaizen fit!-->…
Variation in Definitions of #Lean (The Good, the Bad, and the Different) Mark Graban Aug 23, 2017 8 Blog One challenge with teaching Lean is that there isn't aways a consistent definition that's used by everybody. Some…
Introducing the Toyota Kata Podcast or “KataCast” Mark Graban Nov 13, 2015 0 Blog Today, I'm announcing a new podcast series called the Toyota Kata Podcast, or "KataCast" for short. As the Toyota…
Great Lean Leader Interview Series at Shmula.com Mark Graban Sep 30, 2014 0 Blog My friend Pete Abilla has started a nice series of "Lean Leadership Interviews" on his site, shmula.com. I…
Lean is a “Generic” Term for TPS (and The Toyota Way), Says Dan Jones Mark Graban Sep 29, 2014 1 Blog People often say Lean is pretty simple (or that it's just "common sense"). Yeah, some of the concepts are simple...…