Tag: 5S

Mark's note: Today's post is something that Drew Locher originally published in his email newsletter (sign up here), but he's allowing me to post it...

My two previous trips to Japan have been incredible experiences, both personally and professionally. I'm planning to go back in December with a tour group I'm helping organize with Kaizen Institute. When people go to Japan, I think they are expecting to see perfect Lean practices. But, no...

Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Paul Critchley and while it shares a story from a manufacturing company, I could see a situation...

I love what I do and I travel a lot... the travel can sometimes be a drag, such as last Monday's flight delays with...

I saw this story when it originally appeared online as part of a local public radio station in California. It was now picked up nationally...

It's time for another Throwback Thursday where I revisit a blog post from the past. To the left, that's a baby Mark Graban... probably...

I've been studying and working with Lean for 20 years now and I love Lean because I'm still learning and getting better at this...

A collection of creative videos was recently brought to my attention and I'd like to share them here. They are created by Dr. Mark...

Back in 2007, I had my first opportunity to travel to England, a country I really love visiting. I had the chance to attend...

tl;dr: The blog examines the pitfalls of poorly executed Lean methodologies, using an analogy of a cheeseburger to discuss unhealthy implementations. It argues for...

As often happens, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about. Too much WIP...

Ok, for those of you who maybe find "50 Shades of Lean" to be a bit too racy, here are some sweet "candy hearts"...