Lean Product Development

Lean product development flow

A general holistic framework, also called a process—named “Lean Product Development Flow (LPDF)”—for organizing the engineering work of Product Development (PD), has been proposed as a contribution to the emerging field of Lean Systems Engineering. The framework is based on Lean Principles, with emphasis on PD value-pulling workflow pulsed by takt periods. The value is defined as (1) mission as...

Strategies for Lean Product Development

Principles of Product Development Flow Second Generation Lean Product Development

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the concepts and principles associated with developing products. Throughout the book the author offers enumerated Principles of Flow – 175 in total – summarized and indexed in an appendix for easy reference, with each principle thoroughly explained in the text. A recurring theme is the distinction between product development and manufacturing, particular...

Lean & Mean Product Development in Apparel Industry

An approach to lean product development planning

A product development system (PDS) is based on two pillars: "do the thing right" and "do the right thing". While the former leads to operational efficiency and waste reduction, the latter guarantees the fulfillment of all stakeholders needs. On this context, Toyota's PDS has a superior performance. The lack of formalization of the Toyota PDS system, though, makes it difficult to replicate. Rese...