Product Development for the Lean Enterprise: Why Toyota's System Is Four Times More Productive and How You Can Implement It - Hardcover

Kennedy, Michael N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1892538091 ISBN 13: 9781892538093

Publisher: Oaklea Pr, 2010

Synopsis

This is the must-read of the decade for anyone whose livelihood depends on new products. Those familiar with industry today know western companies are scrambling to emulate the Toyota Production System. But most don't realize that Toyota's new product development system is every bit as important to Toyota's ongoing success. If they've heard that Toyota's development engineers are four times more productive than their western counterparts, they probably chalk it up to Toyota Production System techniques. But they're wrong in doing so. While both systems deliver extremely high productivity, and both free people to do their best, there really aren't many similarities in how the systems work. Such techniques as concurrent engineering and parallel development are used to increase options and creative possibilities while at the same time lowering the risk of failure. No company that depends on an ongoing flow of new and improved products can afford to ignore the revelations this book contains or the potential advantages in terms of productivity and creativity that can accrue from the Toyota method.

About this title

About the Author:

After 30 years with Texas Instruments, the author now works extensively with the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, and companies such as General Motors, United Technologies, and Allied Signal, to enhance product development systems. This book is an outgrowth of a nationwide study involving a wide spectrum of companies to determine and document the most effective product development methodology.

Review:

...product development is a key to winning...a great roadmap and some tools to speed you on your way. -- John H. Weber, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.

A must-read for leaders that demands excellence in the development of new products. -- Dain M. Hancock, President, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

It leads you through the application of the principles step by step...it is even entertaining and fun to read. -- Emery Powell, New Product Development Manager, Texas Instruments

This book provides the silver bullet required to achieve the desired results -- great product design. -- Stephen N. Douthit (Retired), Vice President, Global Operations, Vickers

This is the secret weapon we've been waiting for, the opportunity to ratchet up design and development... -- Patricia E. Moody, CMC, author of Breakthrough Partnering, Powered by Honda, The Kaizen Blitz, The Technology Machine, The Purchasing Machine, The Perfect Engine, and The Incredible Payback

...great insight into the Toyota product development process and how the principles can be adapted to any business environment. --Richard Pearson, President, National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS)

About this edition

• Publisher: Oaklea Pr
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1892538091
• ISBN 13: 9781892538093
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 254