Browsing by Keyword "Product development process"
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Results Per Page
Sort Options
Item Balance between lean and sustainability in product development(Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2012) Sorli, M.; Sopelana, A.; Salgado, M.; Pelaez, G.; Ares, E.; Tecnalia Research & Innovation; LABORATORIO DE TRANSFORMACIÓN URBANACompanies require tools to change towards a new way of developing and producing innovative products to be manufactured considering the economic, social and environmental impact along the product life cycle. Based on translating Lean principles in Product Development (PD) from the design stage and, along the entire product life cycle, it is aimed to address both sustainability and environmental issues. The drivers of sustainable culture within a lean PD have been identified and a baseline for future research on the development of appropriate tools and techniques has been provided. This research provide industry with a framework which balance environmental and sustainable factors with lean principles to be considered and incorporated from the beginning of product design and development covering the entire product lifecycle.Item Identifying Lean thinking measurement needs and trends in product development: Evidence from the Life Sciences sector in Switzerland(Springer-Verlag London Ltd, 2010) Flores, Myrna; Klinke, Sergio; Tucci, Christopher; Terzi, Sergio; Al-Ashaab, Ahmed; Sopelana, Amaia; LABORATORIO DE TRANSFORMACIÓN URBANAMeasuring the implementation of Lean principles constitutes a major challenge for many organizations. Several frameworks and tools have been developed and proposed, but no one has shown full success to specifically focus on measuring lean in the product development process. In order to fulfill this opportunity, one of the results of the LeanPPD FP7 project funded by the European Commission, is to develop a self-assessment tool to enable companies to assess their maturity and readiness for Lean implementation and guide them through the implementation process with both qualitative and quantitative measures. In parallel to the tool development, an exploratory research was carried out to understand the current practices and tools firms use to measure their lean implementation and to identify their needs. Therefore, this paper aims to diffuse the findings of how companies are measuring the progress of Lean thinking implementation into their product development. The data was gathered from five highly innovative companies from the Life Sciences sector located in Switzerland.