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) A Lean Simulation for Clemson StudentsClemson students learn by building a better clock The article I’ve linked to above describes a hands-on simulation being run for Lean students at Clemson University. This is great, since it’s hard to understand Lean principles from just reading books. When I learned about Lean as an undergrad (in Professor Mark Spearman’ s outsanding “Factory... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) Idiot Corporation of America?Ga. peanut plant has history of problems - Food safety- msnbc.com NYTimes article There was a lot of focus in the news yesterday about this peanut contamination being an “ FDA problem” , with President Obama pointing at a lack of proper inspection and oversight. I’d tend to view this as a business ethics problem. Companies, manufacturers, and managers... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Great Piece on the Failings of IncentivesWhy Incentives Are Effective, Irresistible, and Almost Certain to Backfire | Fast Company Just about when I start thinking “Is Fast Company magazine relevant anymore, should I renew my subscription?”, a gem like this appears. It’s a very old lesson, tracing back through Dr. W. Edwards Deming, but it’s yet another Deming lesson that wasn’t... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Diversity in Lean Thought is a Good ThingJust a quick blog post for today… I recently did an online presentation for a student Lean club at Utah State University. It wasn’t as nice as actually being there, but with the webcam connection, I could at least the faces of students who asked questions. It’s nice to see a strong interest in Lean (this is a voluntary “free time” club) and there was... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Porsche's Lean Culture and LeadershipEurope businessman of the year: Wendelin Wiedeking - Jan. 27, 2009 : It’s nice to Lean get such glowing praise in a mainstream publication like FORTUNE. The Porsche CEO was named businessman of the year for Europe. Part of their story highlights Lean: Porsche was also hampered by antiquated production methods. Some 20% of its parts were delivered three or more days too... More |
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