Improving the NPD Process by Applying Lean Principles: A Case Study Bimal P. Nepal‚ Texas A & M University Om Prakash Yadav‚ North Dakota State University Rajesh Solanki‚ RTI International Metals Abstract: This article extends the new product development (NPD) literature by presenting a case study of a lean product development (LPD) transformation framework implemented at a U.S. based manufacturing firm. In a departure from typical LPD methods‚ in this article the design structure matrix
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Implementation of Lean System on Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifier Manufacturing Process to Reduce Production Time T. Maneechotea and P. Luangpaiboonb Industrial Statistics and Operational Research Unit (ISO-RU)‚ Department of Industrial Engineering‚ Faculty of Engineering‚ Thammasat University‚ 12120‚ THAILAND. (email: Thiti.Maneechote@gmail.com) b Industrial Statistics and Operational Research Unit (ISO-RU)‚ Department of Industrial Engineering‚ Faculty of Engineering‚ Thammasat University‚ 12120
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Int. J. Production Economics 85 (2003) 183–198 The strategic integration of agile and lean supply R. Strattona‚*‚ R.D.H. Warburtonb a School of Engineering‚ Nottingham Trent University‚ Burton St.‚ Nottingham NG1 4BU‚ UK b Griffin Manufacturing‚ Fall River‚ MA‚ USA Abstract Lean supply is closely associated with enabling flow and the elimination of wasteful variation within the supply chain. However‚ lean operations depend on level scheduling and the growing need to accommodate variety and
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MGMT 339 TH 7-9PM Mike deVries Christian Lepore Lean Manufacturing: Classic Cable Connections The ability for a company to practice lean manufacturing is very important with respect to the businesses ability to be flexible in regards to internal operations. It allows a company to increase productivity and product quality‚ while simultaneously decreasing costs and cycle times. Lean manufacturing creates a ceaseless flow that optimizes supply to customer demand. With regards to Classic Cable Connections
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| Lean and Agile Supply Chain Strategies | Seminar in Business Economics | | 30-03-2012 | Table of Contents Introduction 2 Subject 2 Purpose 3 Problem Formulation 3 Definition of Concepts 4 Theory and Methodology 5 Limitations 6 Structure 6 Exploratory Analysis 7 Lean Supply Chain: Toyota Motor Corporation 7 Agile Supply Chain: Dell 9 Comparison of the Two Strategies 10 Leagile Supply Chain: Hennes & Mauritz 12 Discussion 15 Summary and Conclusion 17 List
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permissions@dardenbusinesspublishing.com for questions or additional permissions. WAUSAU EQUIPMENT COMPANY: A LEAN JOURNEY (A) History and Business Background Ashford Elevator Company was founded in 1946 in a small midwestern town. Its first products were grain elevators‚ sold to local co-ops and farms. Started as a small shop with five workers‚ the company‚ which quickly grew to include 50 employees‚ began engineering‚ manufacturing‚ and servicing a variety of machinery and equipment for the agribusiness industry. The
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Assignment # 3 Research Topic: Lean production in Jaguar Student Name: Madonna Yasser Student ID: 5411058 Submission Date: 1. Introduction: This article is talking about the lean production application in Jaguar. It will end up with recommendations and outcomes . 2. Problem or subject description: Jaguar is part of the Ford Group. Ford has for a number of years been improving its production methods‚ particularly by introducing manufacturing methods developed in Japanese industry
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M WOODS – Transportation‚ Inventory‚ Motion‚ Waiting‚ Over production‚ Over processing‚ Defects‚ Skills)? How did Audition Assembly apply the lean tools to minimize the waste in the affected manufacturing areas? What was the impact on Audition’s four metrics (Safety‚ Quality‚ Delivery and Cost)? • Skills – no cross training‚ departments are very separated. Employees expected to sit down and shut up rather than share concerns/ideas. o Increased quality due to increased employee morale from feeling
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Limits of the applicability of LPDS Sudip Saha (11663770) RING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Table of contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Executive summary 2 2.1 Background 2-3 2.2 Application of Lean approaches: 3 2.3 Theory of Lean Project Delivery System 3-5 2.4 LPDS principles and its application to current project management (CPM) practices: 6 2.5 LPDS process and its application to CPM practices: 6 2.6 LPDS tools and its application
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APPLICABILITY OF LEAN MANAGEMENT IN NURSING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY Eric Rahim Detuyatu Philippine Women’s University Student Name : Eric Rahim D. Detuyatu Student No : 20132722 Subject Title : Administrative Process in Nursing Professor : Prof.Manuel T. Alzate‚ MD‚ MAN Requirement Type : Term Paper Date of Submission : July 18‚ 2014 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction and Background 4
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