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) Posts of the Year 2008Following the pattern of our good friend Ron Pereira at the Lean Six Sigma Academy , a number of us are going “Best of 2008″ posts, in coordination with John Hunter and the Curious Cat blog . Click here for John’s compilation of the “Best of” Posts (he’s updating as the others get their posts up). Here are some of my favorite... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) GM's Success in Copying Toyota's Shopfloor System?Op-Ed Contributor - G.M.’s Secret Success - NYTimes.com I agree with the basic premise of this piece that not all is rotten in GM. For example, I rather like some of their recent products – design and execution (Chevy Malibu/Saturn Aura, Solstice/Sky, Cadillac products). I won’t go so far as defending CEO Rick Wagoner, as the piece does. The one detail that... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) A Twitter New YearOK, so I’m on Twitter. www.twitter.com/leanblog . @leanblog “Follow” me, I guess. We’ll see if this is something I actually use. If you’re a reader, send me a twitter message and tell me how this could add value to the Lean Blog experience. I’m not sure what this all means or if it’s worth anything. Thoughts on this as a Lean Blog... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) "Overproduction" of Snail MailSnail mail is definitely not a “level loaded” process during the year, this is a peak time. You can tell that by the overstuffed USPS box I attempted to use on Dec 22 (to mail something for work, not nearly-belated Christmas cards. I guess it’s not practical to size your mailbox for the peak day. Emptying the box twice a day would be an operational option, but... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Toyota Expects Its First Loss in 70 YearsArticle - NYTimes.com Marketwatch.com article Breaking news (but not entirely unexpected if you’ve been following the news in the last week): Toyota Motor , the Japanese auto giant, announced Monday that it expected the first loss in 70 years in its core vehicle-making business , underscoring how the economic crisis is spreading across the global auto industry.... More |
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