Alternative History: GM Uses Lean to Remain #1 in the Auto Industry Mark Graban Jan 31, 2023 0 Blog ChatGPT is still all the rage. It's one thing to treat the chatbot like Google. But I recently learned about some!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: January 27th, 2023 Ryan McCormack Jan 27, 2023 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Lean Whiskey #37: Starbucks’ Gemba, Toyota’s Tour, Product Innovation… Mark Graban Dec 22, 2022 0 Lean Whiskey "I'll have a half-caff no-whip soy-milk chestnut praline latte... to-go." Listen: Here is the episode if you!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
The Video From the Toyota Museum in Nagoya, Japan Mark Graban Dec 12, 2022 0 Blog When I visited the Toyota Museum in Nagoya, Japan (see my previous blog posts about it), they had a display that!-->…
What Blog Post Would an AI Bot Write About Lean in Healthcare? Mark Graban Dec 8, 2022 0 Blog There's a new "AI copy writing tool" that I read about called copy.ai. I decided to play around with a free trial!-->…
Toyota Was Helped, not Hampered, by TPS During the Pandemic Mark Graban Nov 22, 2022 0 Blog A culture of learning makes the difference, not "low inventory" Last year, I wrote a post that criticized!-->!-->!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: November 18, 2022 Ryan McCormack Nov 18, 2022 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
At Toyota: Mistakes are OK, as Long as We Learn; Culture and Psychological Safety Mark Graban Nov 17, 2022 1 Blog The book that I'm writing on learning from mistakes is not an academic research-driven project. My "field!-->…
Gerald Harris on Lean Leadership Lessons From Automotive Manufacturing,… Mark Graban Oct 4, 2022 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #459 of the Lean!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Ken Pilone, the Author of Lean Leadership on a Napkin; Toyota Says… Mark Graban Aug 24, 2022 1 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #455 of the Lean!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Maybe “Just in Time” (JIT) Should Be Called “Short Lead… Mark Graban Aug 16, 2022 9 Blog This is the starting point for a blog post that I should expand on... after posting these initial thought!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: August 12th, 2022 Ryan McCormack Aug 12, 2022 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Alan Robinson on Continuous Improvement for All and Practical Innovation in… Mark Graban Jul 26, 2022 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #451 of the Lean!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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 !-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
If Mistakes Are Expected, We Can React Appropriately and Constructively (and Even… Mark Graban Mar 23, 2022 0 Blog Recently, I re-shared a LinkedIn post by Maryam Najafi PhD, a clinical scientist from Germany. I re-posted!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Ben Bensaou: From Lean Production to “Built to Innovate” Mark Graban Jan 4, 2022 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #434 of the Lean!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 3, 2021 Ryan McCormack Dec 3, 2021 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Confusion Galore, A Vaccine Administration Error: My Moderna COVID Booster Mark Graban Nov 4, 2021 11 Blog Update Nov 5 7:30 pm: Added an Addendum / Epilogue to the story at the end of the post Having received a!-->!-->!-->…