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.
Manufacturer Finds More Than Vacuums At Stake in Recovery
WSJ.com (requires subscription)
(link to a similar free article)
It's tough to avoid the ads for Oreck vacuum cleaners on cable news. After their corporate...
Keeping high-tech Valley jobs with Lean and Six Sigma
East Valley Tribune | Daily Arizona news for Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale
It's not often we read about manufacturing work coming back from Asia...
Toyota Computer Makes You Watch the Road
Article
Interesting concept, although I'm sure it would be a bit annoying as a driver. I can't imagine people accepting these, even if "not paying...
Curious Cat Deming Management Thoughts
Curious Cat Deming Management Thoughts by John Hunter - Dr. W. Edwards Deming
Here is a nice summary of W. Edwards Deming resources. Although...
If You Can Make It Here …
If You Can Make It Here ... - New York Times:Here is a surprisingly positive article on American manufacturing, including Harley. The article points...
Lean From The Get-Go (Case Study)
Feature - Lean From The Get-Go - 07/05
Note how, in this case study, the company owners decided lean was going to be their primary...
Click to Support Hurricane Relief
Sorry, not much in the mood for blogging this week, watching the tragedy unfold on TV.Catholic Relief ServicesRed CrossUnited WayDon't get ripped off (CNN...
Upstream Waste Reduction Hurts a Food Bank?
Learning about Lean
Interesting story here on Joe Ely's lean blog... traditional supply/demand mismatch and waste in baking has typically led to "day old" product...
Pelion Systems Targets Automotive Industry With Launch of Pelion Automotive MPO
Press Release:It's pretty tough to cut through the buzzwords to figure out what this "lean software" does."It creates a consistent view of demand for...
TDO Working on Lean Initiative for Health-Care Sector
Press Release:Here is a nice summary of some lean healthcare/hospital efforts under way in New York:"The hospitals applied lean principles in numerous areas, he...
Surgeons Remove Wrong Kidney
7Online.com: Investigation on After Surgical Error
A scary example of the type of medical mistake that happens far too often. I hope that "augmenting...
Toyota Asks "What is Six Sigma?"
Six Sigma Stigma (PDF)
Here's an article from Fast Company magazine. The author visited Toyota in Japan and asked a somewhat uninformed question:
Eager to show we...
