Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an experienced Lean Manufacturing coach and implementer, having worked in multiple industries and settings. Mark has held various engineering and process improvement positions with General Motors, Dell Computer, and Honeywell and has also consulted for auto suppliers and numerous hospitals. He received a BS in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University. Mark was also a graduate fellow of the highly-regarded Leaders for Manufacturing Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received an MBA from the Sloan School of Management and an MS in Mechanical Engineering.
Title: Senior consultant with a firm that specializes in Lean and Six Sigma consulting and training
Email: mgraban@gmail.com
Get Lean and ProsperLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Toyota article from 1997 - the "Soul" of TPS that's hard to copyHow Toyota Defies Gravity In doing some research for an upcoming presentation, I found this FORTUNE article from 1997. I was looking for a reference to Toyota letting its competitors (yes, Ford, GM, and Chrysler) tour its factories. Why would they do this? Because what you can see with your eyes (tools and artifacts of Lean) is NOT the important stuff, the “secret sauce” if... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Quote from Seth Godin on the Scientific MethodThis was in Inc. magazine, a quote from a favorite of mine, Seth Godin. The scientific method is the basis of PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act), also known as the Deming Cycle (or the Shewhart Cycle). It’s also known as PDCA (Plan-Do-Study-Act). It’s also been re-named IDEA ( I nvestigate, D esign, E xperiment, A djust ) by the design group IDEO… but I... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Ten (Mostly) Common Misconceptions About Toyota & LeanTen Common Misconceptions About Toyota | Quality Digest I found this interesting column from Quality Digest, by Stewart Anderson , a guy who says he has first hand experience with Toyota people and suppliers. The website bio page requires registration to view, which is a ridiculous request of QD, I believe. So out of principle, I’m not registering just for that. There is a short... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (3) "McDreamy" Fights the Blame Game on "Grey's Anatomy"Grey’s Anatomy : I Saw What I Saw I’m not normally a Grey’s Anatomy watcher (yeah, right, some of you might say… but I’m not). My wife watches the show every week. I paid close attention to this past weekend’s Tivo showing because my MIT friend Aaron tipped me off that this episode dealt with issues of blame… I’ll try to summarize... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Mike Hoseus Webinar on Toyota CultureIndustry Week Webinar - To Register The other day, I watched the online archive of a webinar given by Mike Hoseus, co-author of Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way . You can use the link at the top of this post to listen the free audio archive (with registration) and even download the slides in PDF form. The message that he sent is applicable to any industry. One... More |
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