Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.
Mark's latest book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, a recipient of the Shingo Publication Award.
He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean, previous Shingo recipients.
Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.
Toyota "Bucks Trend" by NOT Outsourcing
Auto WeekThis article eventually reaches the conclusion I jumped to early on. Of course Toyota doesn't outsource as much as the other automakers. Toyota's...
Why Toyota Didn’t Fix an Escalator: A NUMMI Lesson in Lean...
I really enjoyed my tour of the NUMMI plant last Friday. I'll post my summary thoughts and impressions from the tour, but I wanted...
UK Soaps ‘deter teenagers from factory work’
Guardian Unlimited Money | Work | So this is a problem in the UK? The U.S. has enough factors deterring kids from engineering and...
NUMMI opens new training facility at plant
Milpitas Post - LocalI saw the plant on Friday, it was pretty cool. Some excerpts from my visit notes are below, I should be...
Evolving Excellence Blog
Evolving Excellence
I've linked to them before, but there are a couple of excellent posts on the Superfactory Evolving Excellence Blog. Check them out!
Thanks...
Bad Visual Controls at Baggage Claim
This is at the Terminal B baggage claim at DFW airport. There are three lights. And two signs. You tell me,...
Touring NUMMI on Friday
I'm getting a chance to tour the NUMMI plant in Fremont CA, the joint venture between Toyota and General Motors. I'm very excited...
A Different Take on Lean and Delphi
Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing thoughts | Gemba Panta Rei
Wow, on Womack and Delphi, this blogger didn't pull any punches. Jon Miller says, basically,...
Reassembling Delphi: CEO aims to repair auto business
Reassembling Delphi: CEO aims to repair auto business
This was in Monday's WSJ, but this is a free version. As a follow up to...
Updated: Toyota Recalls Record 1.27M Vehicles
AP Article
Here's one for anyone who would accuse me of only reporting good things about Toyota. They aren't perfect, but I assume they...
Leading from Within
Weigh In - weighin - CIO
I was pleasantly surprised that this was in CIO Magazine, which is mainly about IT topics. Not a...
Motivating Employees With Catchy Slogans
WSJ.com - Cubicle Culture
Free version of article
I always wonder if I should post links to WSJ articles, since I know not everybody has...
