Lean Manufacturing Blog

News and discussion about Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, Lean Healthcare, and American manufacturing competitiveness. Mark Graban's Lean Blog is an associate of TPS - ThroughPut Solutions.


Teachable Moments from PRHI (Mar 15, 2010 08:00)
Hat tip to my friend Jack for pointing out these short videos from the Pittsburgh Regional Health I..

Detroit Firefighter Not Thinking, Parks on Train Tracks (Mar 14, 2010 16:23)
We had a lot of spirited debate last week around the case of the pharmacist who was jailed after th..

Saturday Fun: 30 Rock’s 6 Principles of 6 Sigma (Mar 13, 2010 12:52)
My blog has gotten a lot of traffic since Thursday as people search for “30 rock jack welch&#..

A Week of Lean and Patient Involvement at BIDMC (Mar 12, 2010 11:56)
I had the opportunity to finally meet “ e-Patient Dave ” at the HIMSS conference about ..

On the “Lean Nation” Today at 4 PM EST (Mar 11, 2010 18:30)
I will be a pinch hit guest on The Lean Nation radio show today, you can listen online at 4 pm EST...

Guest Post: Expanding Horizons of Communication (Mar 11, 2010 09:00)
Mark's Note: Don't know Liz? Check out her Lean Blogger profile video on YouTube . One world is get..

My Lean Healthcare Talk at MIT, 2009 (Mar 10, 2010 19:00)
Last July, I was fortunate to be invited to give a guest lecture at the MIT EdNet / Lean Advancemen..

A Pharmacist’s Jail Cell Interview – What Good Does Blame Do? (Mar 10, 2010 09:00)
Here's one to ponder and comment on – does putting a pharmacist in jail for six months and ru..

A Lean and Green Survey from the UK (Mar 9, 2010 19:00)
One of my colleagues from across the Pond,  James Marsh at  Sheffield Hallam University, is current..

Another CEO Talk: “Can I Say That?” (Mar 9, 2010 09:00)
The final keynote talk at the recent Society for Health Systems / ASQ Healthcare conference was giv..