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.
Updated: The Talent Behind ‘China Inc.’
Free Career Journal Link -- new link for July 12This article talks about Chinese manufacturing companies not in the context of cheap...
Lean Software Development: differentiating push- and pull-based development
Steve Hebert's Development BlogKeeping with the lean software theme, here is another in-depth post with references to other lean software websites, articles, and whitepapers....
Lean Software Development Overview
Darrell Norton's Blog We've had "lean healthcare day" before, maybe today is "lean software day." A recent visitor to this blog is a software...
Andy & Me: Crisis and Transformation on the Lean Journey
Productivity PressI've mentioned this lean "business novel" before. I'm linking to this ad for the book because I was quoted in an email marketing...
The Art of Lean: Slimming Companies’ Shipping Costs
ChallengerNKY.com: A Voice for Northern Kentucky -- Business:Here is an article about a guy who used to work with Toyota and has now started...
What Happened to the "Best Little House Builder in Texas"?
Article Link: Fast Company
Now this is an old article, from 1996, about a "lean" home builder in Austin TX. Doyle Wilson homes was also featured...
Toyota growing slowly, surely into NASCAR contender
Cincinnati Enquirer:
It will be interesting to see if Toyota can apply rapid continuous improvement cycles to building winning NASCAR cars after starting in...
Low-Tech Lean: If MacGyver can do it so can you!
TPS - Lean Manufacturing and Process Improvements: Lean ArticlesHere is a good article from Bill Hanover, President of ThroughPut Solutions. Bill previously wrote a...
Updated: Educated workforce tipped Toyota plant into Woodstock
Business Edge News Magazine - businessedge.ca - Ontario Edition:A rebuttal from Alabama (and Toyota)Does your company want intelligent workers who can think or the...
In Times Of Adversity, Don’t Abandon Basics
IndustryWeek : Continuous ImprovementThis is a new recurring column from Industry Week. The author makes the pitch that companies shouldn't "forget about" continuous improvement...
Nissan First Manufacturer to Introduce Die Inventory Management System Featuring Stacked-Type...
MoreRFID
Nissan's version of "TPS" is the "Nissan Production Way". Here is an interesting article about the use of new technology (RFID) to...
5 S’s spell efficiency for Job Shop
Cincinnati Enquirer:While the article talks about the specifics of 5S, I like how they mention that it isn't just about putting tape around garbage...
