by Göran Gufstafsson | Jul 29, 2020 | Improvement Success, Knowledge, Lean Product Development
Lean Product Development stresses the importance of exploring the whole solution space, i.e., to become aware of every possible solution to our problem so that we can thoroughly investigate and compare them all. Using creative as well as systematic techniques, we can...
by Matthew Bryan | Dec 29, 2019 | Improvement Success, Knowledge
What I love about the Lean Product and Process Development Exchange is that it is a true exchange and opportunity to work with likeminded people facing similar problems with perhaps a different perspective and definitely different contexts. I really like the wide...
by Terry Barnhart | Aug 25, 2019 | Improvement Success
200 million – that is the number of companies in the world. The number of other organizations probably doubles that, and each one of them has its own “Culture”*. Few doubt that culture is a powerful force in organizations, yet organizations with strong cultures have...
by Dantar Oosterwal | Jul 11, 2019 | Improvement Success
I tell my friends in manufacturing they have it easy. Manufacturing is easy to improve because you can physically see the work. You can follow the flow of material from incoming receiving to shipping. You can watch a part come into a machine or into an assembly...
by lppdeadm | Apr 24, 2019 | Improvement Success, Lean Product Development
AI and Machine Learning (AI/ML) are now a substantial part of new products across industries – yes including those outside of the consumer internet. AI/ML is helping startups and established firms alike create new product categories. But it is equally helpful on...
by lppdeadm | Apr 10, 2018 | Improvement Success, Lean Product Development
Congratulations – you certainly picked one of the most beneficial areas for lean thinking! But it is also one of the most challenging ones.But why do you want to apply lean to your R&D or innovation creation process? Typically the answers range from:...