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) Some Questions About ManagersEarlier this week, I asked some questions that managers and leaders should ask, prompted by an email I received through the blog. I’ve been thinking about this and I’ve been trying to keep my “no blaming” hat on. Managers are part of a system — therefore, we shouldn’t blame individual managers, necessarily, for their “bad”... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Partly Correct on Rising Car PricesGM Expects Car-Price Rise - WSJ.com GM is raising prices: “In December, GM raised its prices an average of 1.5%…” This is great news if you’re an employee, stockholder, or fan of General Motors. This means market demand is strong for products and overproduction has been curtailed (they’re not dumping as much product on rental car fleets and... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Some Questions for ManagersSome rhetorical questions to managers who say they want to “be Lean”: Do you properly train new employees or do you just throw them into the job to figure it out themselves? Do you label those who speak up and identify problems (those asking for help) as trouble-makers? Have you provided tools and equipment that work properly and support the employees in their work?... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Toyota Gains Lead in Overproduction?Toyota beats GM in global production; GM No. 1 in global sales So it turns out that GM *sold* more cars than Toyota in 2007, but it’s basically rounding error and a virtual tie (as pointed out well by the Lean Thinker blog ). He’s right, who cares who sold more? It’s profit (and long-term profitability) that matters. I wasn’t going to comment until... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Starting to Read Toyota CultureI’ve read the first chapter of Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way . The first chapter provides a good overview and framework around the general question of “so what is a company or organizational culture?” Liker and his co-authors cover some of the aspects of what is “Toyota Culture” versus “Japanese Culture” and the... More |
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