Lean methods propel products
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Magazine Article, Source : The Manufacturer US
Zone : Design and innovation
Published : April 2007
Lean principles reach beyond production into the product lifecycle. But, asks George Schultz, do they have a role in product innovation?
Lean thinking is gaining a greater role in product development—in fact, across the product lifecycle from concept through virtual realization, then physical realization and into the market. This spans basic products and next product generations, or...
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