Coming in August… A New Event in Wisconsin: “Skillsfest” Mark Graban Apr 18, 2016 0 Blog My friend, fellow Lean practitioner, and fellow MIT LFM/LGO program graduate Jason Schulist is organizing a new…
Podcast #192: John Torinus, Solving the Employer Healthcare Crisis Mark Graban Jan 27, 2014 1 Blog Joining me for podcast #192 is John Torinus, author of the excellent book, The Company That Solved Health!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
New DVD – “Thinking Lean at ThedaCare: Strategy Deployment” Mark Graban May 6, 2011 4 Blog Sorry for what might seem like a very promotional post, but I'm happy to share some details with you about a…
A Lean Healthcare Intro Video Mark Graban May 28, 2010 5 Blog A few weeks back, I was given the chance to preview a Lean Healthcare intro video from a Wisconsin firm called…
“Lean Doctors” – A New Book and Webinar Mark Graban May 4, 2010 4 Blog Something Lean is in the water in Wisconsin, as that state is one of the hotbeds of Lean healthcare. There's, of…
Wisconsin Hospitals Adopting Lean Mark Graban Feb 4, 2010 2 Blog This story is from Wisconsin Public Radio talks about Lean at Aurora Health Care, based in the Milwaukee area.…
Lean & Collaborative Care at ThedaCare Mark Graban Oct 24, 2009 0 Blog Six Best Practice Elements of ThedaCare's Collaborative Care ModelHere's an article from Becker's Hospital Review…
ThedaCare and Lean to be Featured on Fox News Mark Graban Aug 21, 2009 1 Blog Tune in TONIGHT, Friday August 21, 10 PM on Fox News Channel. See my blog post about the links to online video at…
Lean at a Wisconsin Children’s Hospital Mark Graban Oct 16, 2008 0 Blog Children's Hospital is going lean - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:Wisconsin is a state that seems to have a…
Lean at Ariens – Cost *and* Value Mark Graban Sep 10, 2008 0 Blog Ariens Co. clears a path for 75 years | Appleton Post-CrescentConsidering Ariens was an inspiration for one of the…
Manufacturing Isn’t Dead in Wisconsin (or the U.S.) Mark Graban Jul 22, 2008 3 Blog Export Boom Fuels Factory Town's Revival - WSJ.com:It's more a story of exchange rates (weak dollar) than Lean, but…
Another Wisconsin Lean Story Mark Graban Mar 23, 2008 0 Blog Appleton Post-Crescent: Little Chute company sees a sharp futureHere's another story about a small company in…
More Wisconsin Lean Mark Graban Nov 7, 2007 11 Blog Lean manufacturing in action is a beautiful thing The link above is a column in a Wisconsin newspaper. He visited…
More Wisconsin Lean Mark Graban Aug 13, 2007 1 Blog Green Bay Press-Gazette - Tufco growing operations while keeping safety in focus:Another story from a small company…
Lean and Economic Development Mark Graban Jun 1, 2007 7 Blog JS Online: Editorial: A new way of thinking:Wisconsin is mentioned frequently here on the Lean Blog, with many…
Newsflash! Respecting workers = better results! Dan Markovitz Mar 20, 2007 3 By Dan MarkovitzYesterday's Wall Street Journal ran an article explaining that employees are more likely to embrace…
"Unavoidable" Plant Closing? Mark Graban Feb 12, 2007 1 Blog Tecumseh To Close Wisconsin Plant; 320 Employees To Lose Jobs This is a disappointing article after we normally…
A Wisconsin Lean Story Mark Graban Jan 24, 2007 1 Metal expands when it's hotHere's a story from a small company that's grown from $3m to $10m in revenue, in part…