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 | 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...