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On the application of lean principles in Product Development: a commentary on models and practices

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  • Torgeir Welo

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Over the past decade, attempts have been made to apply lean principles to improve capabilities in Product Development (PD). However, methodologies from lean production are not directly applicable to PD. It is, therefore, desirable to establish a deeper understanding of lean PD as a basis for development of a generic framework. This paper gives an overview of lean PD followed by a discussion on its key component: defining (customer) value. Findings from prior art have been systemised into a framework that includes six key components, along with an assessment tool that has been used with select companies to identify areas where lean PD would provide the greater potential for payback. Examples of results from these analyses are given.

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  • Torgeir Welo, 2011. "On the application of lean principles in Product Development: a commentary on models and practices," International Journal of Product Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(4), pages 316-343.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpdev:v:13:y:2011:i:4:p:316-343
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    1. Gilson Adamczuk Oliveira & Gisele Taís Piovesan & Dalmarino Setti & Shoji Takechi & Kim Hua Tan & Guilherme Luz Tortorella, 2022. "Lean and Green Product Development in SMEs: A Comparative Study between Small- and Medium-Sized Brazilian and Japanese Enterprises," JOItmC, MDPI, vol. 8(3), pages 1-21, July.
    2. Oliveira, Gilson Adamczuk & Tan, Kim Hua & Guedes, Bruno Turmina, 2018. "Lean and green approach: An evaluation tool for new product development focused on small and medium enterprises," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 205(C), pages 62-73.
    3. Eirin Lodgaard & Geir Ringen & Catrine Eleonor Larsson, 2018. "Viewing the Engineering Change Process from a Lean Product Development and a Business Perspective," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 9(4), pages 1374-1390, December.

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