Accelerating Production Readiness Using Lean Product Development

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Parsons ◽  
Nicholas M. Josefik
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
New Product ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Lean Product Development ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Development Cycle

Lean manufacturing and accelerated product development, two forces when combined into lean product development, can accelerate time-to-market and manufacturing scale-up, achieving production readiness in the shortest possible time. This paper presents what is possible when the two underlying themes of lean manufacturing and new product development unite with the orchestrated chaos of a high performing team. A benchmark value stream has been documented along with product development cycle time examples ranging from 4 to 16 months for concept-to-production readiness.

Ensuring Reliability in Lean New Product Development

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Paschkewitz
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
New Product ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Lean Product Development ◽  
Critical Characteristics ◽  
Reliability And Robustness ◽  
First Time

Many companies have begun their lean journey. This typically begins on the shop floor with lean manufacturing methods. This soon leads to applying lean to other processes including new product development. Lean New Product Development (Lean NPD) creates value and eliminates waste by creating knowledge up front to enable informed design decisions and eliminate rework loops. From a quality and reliability perspective, this should be viewed positively because it offers the opportunity to do what is needed up front to ensure robust and reliable products. This paper provides an introduction to Lean NPD and shows how it can be applied to reliability needs definition, design decisions, risk assessment and mitigation, critical characteristics and process control, product testing, failure analysis and corrective action to improve product reliability and robustness. Lean product development changes the focus of how design and development are done, and reliability and robustness tasks are part of the up front knowledge development that facilitates better decisions to get the product right the first time and eliminate the waste of rework and repeated development loops.

scholarly journals A Conceptual Analysis on the Different Approaches to New Product Development and the Variables Associated With Modelling the Process

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Jonathan D. Owens ◽  
Andrew M. Atherton
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Products ◽  
New Product ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
To Receive

Globally, new products are launched daily. They provide answers to common or specialised problems, enrich lifestyles, provide alternatives to old solutions, amuse us etc. Companies that develop, design, manufacture, market and sell these products seek commercial compensation in the short, medium or long term “success”, however you measure it. Subsequently, New Product Development is a major issue for most companies as they seek to reduce time to market, reduce the development cycle, access new technologies and develop more and better products and services. New products that can successfully compete in local, national and global markets are a key concern for the majority of companies, so successful NPD is fundamental to both stimulating and supporting economic growth. It is a subject, which has received and continues to receive much attention, particularly in seeking to improve its effectiveness and efficiency. This chapter reviews the NPD process and considers the variables associated with the different approaches, which may be needed when developing a new product.

scholarly journals Digital Design as a Key Approach to Shortening MEMS Development Cycle

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 01003
Author(s):  
Mihail M. Androniс ◽  
Ilya A. Rodionov ◽  
Yurii B. Tsvetkov
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
New Product ◽  
Digital Design ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Digital Modeling

A comparative analysis of new product development principles in microelectronics, mechanical engineering, and MEMS production is carried out. A MEMS integrated digital modeling approach is proposed based on the formation of a knowledge base, including a description of basic structural elements and basic tested process sequences for their manufacture.

Clarifying the Fuzzy Front End of New Product Development: Teaching Engineering and Industrial Design Students Ethnographic Methods to Foster Interdisciplinary Inquiry Into Consumer Needs

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Cagan ◽  
Craig Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
New Product ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Fuzzy Front End ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Development Processes

Abstract A unique approach to teaching new product development is discussed. The methodology emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration between engineering and industrial design, and includes ethnographic techniques as a means to tie the early product development process directly to the user. The methodology builds on emerging trends in industry and the insights of the authors gained from teaching Integrated Product Development over a five year period. The approach emphasizes qualitative methods to help understand the fuzzy, early stages of the product development cycle, and the more traditional quantitative tools at the back end of the cycle. The goal is to create new products that enhance the experiences of consumers and connect with their lifestyles. The experiences discussed in this paper, while primarily formed through an academic setting, may lend new insights into product development processes for use within industry.

New Product Development Structures and Time-to-Market

1997 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srikant Datar ◽  
Clark Jordan ◽  
Sunder Kekre ◽  
Surendra Rajiv ◽  
Kannan Srinivasan
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
New Product ◽  
Time To Market
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