Lean Product Development

Vahid Faghih

ISBN 10: 3659140783 / ISBN 13: 9783659140785

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Aug 2012, 2012

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Neuware -This book addresses the application of lean concepts from a new perspective. The main concern of the book is to further discover the Japanese lean concept and the possible benefits from adopting them in other areas like product development. The authors as a first step present the characteristics of lean product development processes found from the literature and its position today. The following chapters document the attempts made by the authors in an international company to support the development of a model which is to be utilized for implementing lean concepts in product development processes. The book concludes with concerns which are of great importance and should be considered while implementing lean concepts and how this can best be achieved. This book will be of interest to all who are concerned with finding new perspectives in lean systems, related to process development and operation management.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lean Product Development
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Aug 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659140783
• ISBN 13: 9783659140785
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 6D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 155 grams

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Synopsis

This book addresses the application of lean concepts from a new perspective. The main concern of the book is to further discover the Japanese lean concept and the possible benefits from adopting them in other areas like product development. The authors as a first step present the characteristics of lean product development processes found from the literature and its position today. The following chapters document the attempts made by the authors in an international company to support the development of a model which is to be utilized for implementing lean concepts in product development processes. The book concludes with concerns which are of great importance and should be considered while implementing lean concepts and how this can best be achieved. This book will be of interest to all who are concerned with finding new perspectives in lean systems, related to process development and operation management.

About the Author

Faghih and Myrelid met during their post graduate studies in Sweden. Faghih has a background in Mechanical and Myrelid comes from an industrial engineering field. They further discovered their mutual interest in process related work while being engaged in a project for Volvo Cars Corporation which was a starting point for their future cooperation.