America’s Oldest Bike Company Could Use Lean Manufacturing to Remain the…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Shop Class as Soulcraft
By Andy Wagner:
The New York Times recently published an essay by Matthew Crawford, based on his new book Shop…
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"…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
John Boyd, Lean Fighter Pilot Part I
The OODA Loop & You
I love examples of lean thinking that come from unexpected angles. Mike Gardner at the…
Southwest Airlines and the Flying Big Three
Southwest. Way Southwest. - NY Times
Jeff Bailey at the New York Times wrote a great article about Southwest…
Book Review: Boeing Versus Airbus
Review by Andy Wagner:
Name of the Book: Boeing Versus Airbus: The Inside Story of the Greatest International…
Time for Value Added Engineering
Ford Adopts Focus Time - Detroit NewsBy Andy Wagner:I have blogged before on the inefficiency of multi-tasking and…
Competition, Lean Accounting, and Baseball
Russell Roberts on Cafe Hayek had an interesting commentary the other day about the Power of Competition, relaying…
Always Room For Improvement
I had an internal factory tour that reminded me of Mark's recent blog on the Not So Lean Factory Tour. The plant…