Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 21, 2018
Mark's Note: I've known Ryan McCormack for many years now, thanks to his previous work in Lean healthcare and his…
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Tesla
Key #Lean Tweets (and LinkedIn Posts) from @MarkGraban — Early July 2018
Here's the latest installment of "Key Tweets," a (usually) weekly post that presents some of my tweets (or…
Comparing Toyota’s Latest Ramp Up to Tesla’s
The first thing that prompted me to write this post is an interesting article about Toyota and their Georgetown,…
Lessons from Tesla “Schooling” Toyota: Did You Get the Memo? Making…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been quoted as saying he will "school Toyota on Lean manufacturing."
OK, let's take…
Lessons from Tesla: Short-Term Thinking and Short-Term Layoffs
Again, Tesla and their CEO Elon Musk are generating a lot of news and, I think, many things to think about, even if…
Hey @ElonMusk: Toyota Never Thought “Humans are Underrated”
Over the past month, there's been so much in the news about Tesla. This column from Joann Muller, who covers the…
Key #Lean Tweets from @MarkGraban Weeks of March 26 & April 2: Tesla, Sully…
Here's the latest installment of "Key Tweets," a (usually) weekly post that presents some of my tweets (or…
What’s Going on at Tesla? Is @ElonMusk Following up on Employee Injuries? …
There's a lot to admire about Elon Musk. I admire his risk taking and his entrepreneurial spirit. I use PayPal a…
Did Toyota’s #Lean Mindsets & Practices Really Leave the (Now) Tesla…
Tesla builds cars in what used to be the NUMMI factory, a joint venture between Toyota and GM (which meant it was…
The Coming Auto Industry Battle: Toyota’s People vs. Tesla’s Robots?
Here's an interesting article from Fast Company:
At Toyota, The Automation Is Human-Powered
The sub headline…
Overcapacity and Overproduction in the Auto Industry (and Healthcare)
"Where the World's Unsold Cars Go To Die."
The photos are dramatic, including this one:
Note: The…
Videos Look Inside the Tesla (former NUMMI) Factory – Will They Be More like…
I was able to tour the NUMMI factory in 2005, which I really enjoyed (see my series of blog posts here). NUMMI was,…