Lean Whiskey #35: Going to “Gemba” at Scotch Whisky Distilleries; Work… Mark Graban Oct 14, 2022 0 Lean Whiskey We're tired, but not tired of whisky. A gemba walk will pick us up... Listen: Here is the episode if you!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
“We are not Toyota” Mark Graban Nov 12, 2015 4 Blog Mark's note: Today's guest post is a return visit by Gert Linthout, from Belgium. Gert and I were part of the same…
Donald Trump’s Red Hat (and Other Politicians’ Hats) Brought to You by… Mark Graban Oct 4, 2015 2 Blog These Donald Trump hats (and hats for other candidates including Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush) are made by a Newark…
I Wish I Could Say I Intentionally Made This Mistake to Illustrate a Point Mark Graban Aug 26, 2015 3 Blog As I mentioned on Monday, I'm working on a 3rd revised edition of my book Lean Hospitals. Traditional book…
Day 2 Notes: Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2014 Mark Graban Jun 5, 2014 0 Blog Today is the second and final day of the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on Twitter…
Podcast #179 – Judy Worth & Tom Shuker, “Perfecting Patient… Mark Graban Jul 9, 2013 0 Blog My guests for Podcast #179 are my friends Judy Worth and Tom Shuker, two of the co-authors of the book!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Reader & Book Reviewer Question: The Business Case for Lean Healthcare? Mark Graban Feb 8, 2012 5 Blog Dr. Jaap van Ede, a Dutch journalist and researcher on business improvement methods (such as Lean, Six Sigma,…
A Nice Kaizen Example from the PACU Mark Graban Jan 17, 2012 0 Blog "Kaizen" is a Japanese word that means "change for the better" in the context of ongoing "continuous improvement."!-->…
Honoring Our Troops with Better Service through Lean Mark Graban Nov 11, 2011 9 Blog In honor of Veterans' Day (in the U.S.) and Remembrance Day (in Canada, where I spent most of the last two weeks,!-->…