Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.
Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation.
He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean.
Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.
Virginia Mason Production System
Oregon Health Forum - Events
Thanks to Andrea for this. Who is Virginia Mason and why does she have a production system? No, it's a...
Found On Road… Death Spiral
USATODAY.com - Ford to cut one-third of salaried staff, $5 billion in costs, stop dividendAs a guy who grew up in Michigan and around...
Value Stream Mapping Software
Another question to pose to you, the blog readers and lean folks:Does anyone have experience with "Value Stream Mapping Software"? I've been asked...
More Cheese, I mean Lean, News from Badger Land
JS Online:Going lean brings long-term payoffsHere is a column written by John Torinus, the CEO of a Wisconsin company. They are still early...
An Encouraging Lean Example at United Airlines
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association union website
Ok, here's some positive balance after my crabby posts from earlier (the timing is right to dig this up...
Lean Tools Not Working In Pharma
Lean proves mean in drug manufacturingSigh, yet another attempt to say "lean doesn't apply in our industry." A survey of pharma companies shows...
Why Make It Hard to Buy?
Sigh, crabby mood... for those of you who don't like the "Crabby Mark" blog posts, here come a few today.It's often commented about here...
Mark On Another Podcast
PodcasterNews - Industry Report 9-12 Lean RoundtableMy LeanBlog podcast isn't about me spouting my opinions -- it's about me interviewing and having conversations with...
Some Poor Problem Solving
More travel adventures... I woke up this morning and got into the shower. I was surprised that the soap and shampoo...
Tour a Lean Hospital – Grand Rapids MI
AME - The Association For Manufacturing Excellence. WelcomeHere is a chance to tour Saint Mary's Health Care, in Grand Rapids Michigan, via the AME....
Who are the Lean Success Stories?
Question for the blog readers:Who are the great lean companies? Don't give me a list of Shingo Prize winners. Don't tell us who...
Reducing Waste and Improving Efficiency in Manufacturing: Insights from Jamie Flinchbaugh
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #5, with a new guest: Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean. In this Podcast, we talk about the...
