by Durward K. Sobek II | Jan 15, 2021 | Exchange, Improvement Success, Knowledge, Lean Product Development
A Covid-19 vaccine has sped to public distribution in record time, four times faster than the fastest vaccine development to-date. How did it happen? Not without the efforts of thousands of researchers, engineers, technologists, factory workers, delivery drivers, and...
by Sannah Vinding | Dec 27, 2020 | Exchange, Improvement Success, Lean Product Development
I wanted to reach out at this holiday time to say thank you for being a learner and a supporter of the LPPDE community. Looking back at 2020 it was a rough and challenging year for everyone and it’s a year we will never forget – this is the year we faced the...
by Peter Palmer & Göran Gufstafsson | Oct 28, 2020 | Exchange, Improvement Success, Knowledge, Lean Product Development
The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (https://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/) is an Australian race for solar powered vehicles which has been run for over 30 years. From the premiere in 1987, 15 races have been run, the latest in October 2019. The distance is 3000 km,...
by Geoff Neiley | Oct 27, 2020 | Exchange, Knowledge, Lean Product Development
As engineers, we are trained to solve problems. We are thought to break down problems into smaller parts and seek the root cause of the problem. We are taught a range of analysis skills. Following the scientific method, we begin to postulate solutions and invent...
by Peter Palmer | Aug 15, 2019 | Exchange, Lean Product Development
The second LPPDE conference started bad for meI got a “save the date” flyer” with a magnificent photo of the venue, Hilton Head Island in South Carolina.As I really enjoyed the first LPPDE in Denver I made a print-out and marched into the office of my boss and said:...
by Sannah Vinding | Aug 11, 2019 | Exchange, Lean Product Development
I have been fortunate to attend Lean Product and Process Development Exchange Conferences in various locations in Europe and in North America over the last couple of years. I’m looking forward to attend again and meet other experts and influencers face-to-face, and...
