Tag: Wagner
America’s Oldest Bike Company Could Use Lean Manufacturing to Remain the...
Mark's Note: Today's post is by Andy Wagner, who contributed regularly to this blog from 2007 to 2010. This CNN video caught his eye...
Guest Post: What It Means
Mark's Note: Here's part 4 of a series by our guest blogger, Andy Wagner. Start reading with Part 1 here.
"What lies behind us...
Guest Post: Lean Starts at Home
Mark's Note: Here's part 3 of a series by our guest blogger, Andy Wagner - a series that started here.
Many of us work in...
Guest Post: Not Putting Out Fires
Mark's note: One more guest post, Andy Wagner following up his recent guest post, "Being the Change."
Each morning at work the day starts...
Guest Post: Being the Change
Mark's note: Today, I'm happy to welcome back an old Lean Blog contributor, Andy Wagner. He takes a more personal turn here than most...
Shop Class as Soulcraft
By Andy Wagner:
The New York Times recently published an essay by Matthew Crawford, based on his new book Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry...
Saving the Most L.A.M.E Day Ever
By Andy Wagner:This summer, I am supervising three interns. The first week one of them asked what "lean six sigma" was about. ...
Where Would I Be Without Lean?
By Andy Wagner:I've been in industry for a little over ten years now, reading and thinking about lean for at least seven. ...
Lean or LAME at Boeing?
By Andrew Wagner:
My wife, the resident space geek, turned me in the direction of this Boeing Press Release on their new lean "pulse line"...
The "LAME" Cargo Cult and Lean
By Andrew Wagner:I stumbled across a piece Richard Feynman spoke some time ago about "Cargo Cult Science" and couldn't help but extend the...
Everyday Lean: Lean and Kleenex
By Andy Wagner:I know how much Mark dislikes headlines that rhyme with lean, but perhaps he'll make an exception for this example of everyday...
John Boyd, Lean Fighter Pilot Part II
Harry Hillaker--Father of the F-16
Toyota's Value Innovation: The Art of Tension
Mark has written before about "Everyday Lean", those little examples of error-proofing or kanban...
