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.
Shingo Recognizes Lean Bombs
Sandia's neutron generator production wins Shingo Prize - New Mexico Business Weekly:I'm surprised that the U.S. government would spent time and energy trying to...
Two Sides to Every Story
Lean Blog: Companies Use Lean to Offset Cost Increases
I posted last year about an Industry Week article about a company called Esselte.
It sounded like...
It’s Not the Formula that Matters
Kanban Calculation at Lean Sigma Supply ChainThe "Lean Sigma Supply Chain" blog has a post about the multiple variations of kanban formulas, the blogger...
In Toyota-Land
The Hindu Business Line : In Toyota land
Here is an article written by an Indian who visited Toyota City in Japan. The cars seen...
Upcoming Lean/Agile Software Interview
shmula ยป Interview with Mary PoppendieckI know many of you are interested in lean/agile software development and that's not always a topic that...
Upcoming Podcast: Jeffrey Liker
Exciting news, I'm going to record a LeanBlog Podcast interview with Dr. Jeffrey Liker, of the University of Michigan and "The Toyota Way" fame....
Toyota exec stands up to Texas heat
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Business ColumnistsHere is an article about the upcoming Toyota San Antonio plant and its leader,...
The Lean Library
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Here is a growing resource of book reviews of Lean Manufacturing Books, check it out.
The reviews have a standardized approach:
Book...
Some Misguided Error Proofing?
Hilton hotels introduced a new standardized alarm clock that seems to be in all Hilton properties now (including where I am in Midland TX...
Conference To Hear How Hospital Saves Time
Conference To Hear How Hospital Saves Time (from This Is Lancashire)I'm sure they are doing good lean healthcare work at this hospital in the...
Bringing Systems Engineering to Healthcare
Breaking the moldA good overview article is linked above, about applying lean, TPS, and systems thinking to healthcare.Two reports cited in the article:"Building a...
AutoWeek article on Toyota
The Roots of Toyota's Strength - AutoWeekWhy is Toyota so successful? AutoWeek answers:"Toyota's strength does not lie in a single core competency. It...
