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) Preventive Care = Lower Cost or Better Value?Effective Preventive Care Crucial : NPR Lean thinkers, especially in manufacturing, know about TPM, aka Total Productive Maintenance . It becomes intuitive to a lean thinker that taking care of machines and equipment saves money in the long run. TPM leads to higher uptime and lower costs. Think of your car… if you take care of it properly, it should cost less to maintain in the... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) A Nearly Apocalyptic Workaround?Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine : There was a fascinating article in a recent WIRED Magazine about Cold War nuclear response and defense systems. This one sidebar struck me as a classic workaround, if the story can be believed. When: 1960s What: Midway through the Cold War, American leaders began to worry that a rogue US officer might launch a small, unauthorized strike,... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) The Purpose of Kaizen EventsI recently ran into David Meier, co-author of the outstanding books The Toyota Way Fieldbook and Toyota Talent . Look for a guest post from him here on the blog soon. He was talking about kaizen events and he made a few interesting points from his time at Toyota: 1) He was only involved in a handful of formal kaizen events in 10 years at Toyota, saying they did kaizen every day, not... MoreLink 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... More |
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