| Description |
xix, 233 p. : ill., port. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Foreward to be determined -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Lean product development : the mastery of innovation -- What is the mastery of innovation? -- Value and waste in product development -- The lean product development benchmarking study -- The pioneers of lean product development -- DJO global : the fundamentals of lean product development -- Scania technical centre : a pioneering lean product champion -- Ford Motor Company : how to revitalize an American icon -- Lean product development to make the right products -- Buckeye technologies : lean tools for strategic alignment -- Steelcase : go-and-see new customers to open new markets -- Philips : comprehensive lean scheduling -- Lean product development to make products better, faster, cheaper -- Novo Nordisk : metrics to drive change -- Visteon : knowledge at the engineer's fingertips -- A-Dec : project chiefs to speed decision-making -- Lean product development transformation -- Nielsen Kellerman : just start somewhere -- Vaisala : from pilot projects to global transformation -- Playworld systems : how to cut time to market in half, twice -- The path of innovation mastery -- Innovation mastery : how to begin with lean product development -- Epilogue just start somewhere, just do something -- Appendix 1: The mastery of innovation self-assessment -- Appendix 2: Guide for book study groups -- Appendix 3: List of participating companies -- Appendix 4: Suggested reading list -- Index. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Production planning.
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New products -- Management.
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Lean manufacturing.
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Industrial efficiency.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781439877029 |
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9781439877067 (electronic bk.) |
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