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T H E M A S T E R Y O F I N N O V A T I O N A Field Guide to Lean Product Development T H E M A S T E R Y O F I N N O V A T I O N A Field Guide to Lean Product Development Katherine Radeka Boca Raton London New York CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2013 by Katherine Radeka CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Version Date: 20120618 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4398-7706-7 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. 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Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com To my life partner, Gene Radeka Contents Acknowledgments...............................................................................xiii Introduction...........................................................................................xv Section i Lean Product Development: the Mastery of innovation chapter 1 Lean.Product.Development:.The.Mastery.of.Innovation.......3 The.Definition.of.Lean.Product.Development.........................4 We.Already.Do.All.of.This—Have.We.Mastered. Innovation?....................................................................................6 How.Does.Lean.Product.Development.Deliver.Results?........9 The.Engine.of.Knowledge.Creation.........................................10 chapter 2 Value.and.Waste.in.Product.Development......................15 Value-Creating.Activities.and.Waste......................................15 Value.and.Waste.in.Product.Development.............................19 The.Four.Value.Streams.of.Lean.Product.Development......20 chapter 3 The.Lean.Product.Development.Benchmarking.Study.........29 Where.Did.These.Companies.Come.from?............................29 A.Diverse.Set.of.Companies....................................................30 What.Surprised.Me....................................................................37 Suggestions.for.Using.the.Case.Studies...................................38 Section ii the Pioneers of Lean Product Development chapter 4 DJO.Global:.The.Fundamentals.of.Lean.Product. Development......................................................................43 Lean.Product.Development.at.DJO........................................44 vii viii  •  Contents Protostorming.............................................................................45 LAMDA.and.A3.Problem.Solving.in.Product. Development..............................................................................46 Metrics.to.Drive.a.Lean.Product.Development.Culture.......51 Results.and.Next.Steps...............................................................52 chapter 5 Scania.Technical.Centre:.A.Pioneering.Lean. Product.Development.Champion.....................................55 Lean.Product.Development.at.Scania......................................55 Lean.Improvement.Coaches.....................................................57 Product.Development.Team.Engagement..............................57 Product.Development.Leadership.at.Scania...........................58 Visual.Planning..........................................................................59 chapter 6 Ford.Motor.Company:.How.to.Revitalize.an. American.Icon...................................................................67 Lean.Product.Development.at.Ford........................................68 The.Chief.Engineer.....................................................................75 Example:.Reducing.Wind.Noise..............................................76 Results.and.Next.Steps...............................................................76 Section iii Lean Product Development to Make the Right Products chapter 7 Buckeye.Technologies:.Lean.Tools.for.Strategic. Alignment..........................................................................81 Lean.Product.Development.at.Buckeye...................................82 Systematic.Problem.Solving.for.Product.Strategy. Development...............................................................................83 The.Power.of.Pull.Factors.........................................................84 Lean.Ideation.with.Convergence.............................................85 Results.and.Next.Steps...............................................................89

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