Torbjorn Netland, PhD on Company Production Systems, Lean & Technology, and… Mark Graban Jul 12, 2022 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Mark and Tor at the AME 2022 Conference !-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Podcast #345 — Edward Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer) on “Ludicrous”… Mark Graban Aug 12, 2019 1 Interviews My guest for Episode #345 is Edward Niedermeyer, author of the newly released book Ludicrous: The!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Episode #3 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast (With Guest Host Chris… Mark Graban Jun 30, 2019 0 Lean Whiskey Chris Burnham and Mark Graban Jamie Flinchbaugh and I had a great time with the first two episodes of "Lean!-->!-->!-->…
Bob Lutz on Tesla, Threats, & Communication About Quality – and… Mark Graban Jun 19, 2019 0 Audio Hat tip to Stan Feingold from StoreSMART (a Lean Blog sponsor) for sending me this article: Bob Lutz Talks!-->!-->!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 21, 2018 Ryan McCormack Dec 22, 2018 0 Mixtape Mark's Note: I've known Ryan McCormack for many years now, thanks to his previous work in Lean healthcare and his!-->…
Comparing Toyota’s Latest Ramp Up to Tesla’s Mark Graban May 9, 2018 7 Blog 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? Mark Graban May 2, 2018 9 Blog 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 Mark Graban Apr 25, 2018 6 Blog 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” Mark Graban Apr 23, 2018 7 Blog Over the past month, there's been so much in the news about Tesla. This column from Joann Muller, who covers the…
What’s Going on at Tesla? Is @ElonMusk Following up on Employee Injuries? Mark Graban Feb 19, 2018 11 Blog 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… Mark Graban Dec 5, 2017 14 Blog 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? Mark Graban Sep 7, 2017 7 Blog 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) Mark Graban May 21, 2014 11 Blog "Where the World's Unsold Cars Go To Die." The photos are dramatic. Note: The Jalopnik automotive blog!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Videos Look Inside the Tesla (former NUMMI) Factory – Will They Be More like… Mark Graban Dec 31, 2013 4 Blog I was able to tour the NUMMI factory in 2005, which I really enjoyed (see my series of blog posts here). NUMMI was,…