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.
Does Lean Equal Honesty?
Here is a story from my plant, where we are in the early stages of a company wide lean implementation. I think this story...
Preventing Lean Failures: Reason #2: Lack of Communication
Preventing Lean Failures: Reason #2: Lack of CommunicationCome discuss the importance of management communication in your lean implementation efforts. Do you have any horror...
Another Misguided Lean Article
Uncommon Sense: Is It Lean...or Just Anemic?Every once in a while I run across a very misguided article/column on lean, this one falls into...
Chinese car makers gear up to take on western competitors
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports :This article talks about the coming wave of Chinese-produced cars (people are also starting to import them into the...
LAPD Working on Lean Jails
L.A. Daily NewsLean manufacturing, lean healthcare, now..... lean jails.The LAPD has gone through lean enterprise and TPS training through Toyota. "Last week, Chief William...
Flextronics eyes Malaysia as alternative to China
Reuters Recommends News Article | Reuters.com
Another article on the theme of chasing cheap. If your production strategy is based on being based in...
Preventing Lean Failures — New Blog
Click Here for the Blog: Reason #1: Lack of Top Down Management SupportClick Here for the Blog: Reason #2: Lack of ...
More Whining About Not Being Able to Pass Along Costs
JS Online: Manufacturing outlook dips, but index is still strong:When I saw this headline (also a WSJ article today), I expected to read something...
Want to complain about Dell? Forget it
The RegisterThis isn't really a "lean" story, but the idea of customer focus strikes me here. As a company, how do you handle things...
Toyota Runs Low on Expertise To Power Global Push
WSJ.com - Requires SubscriptionAs Toyota grows, they are struggling with finding/keeping enough people who truly understand TPS tools and the Toyota Way.I'll try to...
‘Lean’ manufacturing tested at local (NC) company
The Kinston Free PressHere is a nice little local story about a small (26 employees) company that started with lean (sounds like they did...
Toyota’s Chief Bets on Hybrids, Squeezing Rivals
WSJ.com - Requires Subscription:In an article that talks about Toyota's lead (along with Honda) in hybrid vehicles, Toyota's new President references Kaizen."Mr. Watanabe said...
