by lppdeadm | Jul 18, 2018 | Knowledge, Lean Product Development
One of the biggest challenges in applying Lean to Product Development is the ability to “see” waste. Manufacturing has traditionally led in Lean implementation, possibly because it is much easier to identify waste in manufacturing. Inventory can be seen. Wasted motion...
by Suzanne van Egmond | Apr 5, 2016 | Knowledge, Lean Product Development
Knowledge plays a central role in innovation and product development. Similarly, when implementing lean in product development, one needs to pay significant attention to knowledge. As this requires a radically different way of approaching especially the front end of...
by Suzanne van Egmond | Mar 23, 2016 | Lean Product Development, What is Lean Product Development?
Many people indeed use the two terms “lean innovation” and “lean product development” as if they are the same thing. In fact, when you look at how they define the terms, they are the same thing – the use of innovation may be part of the company culture, for example...
by Suzanne van Egmond | Feb 28, 2016 | Lean Product Development, What is Lean Product Development?
Why? When implementing lean in product development we should look at it from two angles. The first angle is the one that is mostly considered: we should develop products in a lean way, making the development process more efficient and effective. The second is often...
by Suzanne van Egmond | Jan 31, 2016 | Knowledge, Lean Product Development
Lean experts will tell you that, when you want to be lean, it is important to remove waste. Waste is anything the customer is not willing to pay for. For example; when you manufacture paperclips, the value creation is in the cutting, bending, packing of the...
