The Lean 3P Advantage

Chapter 3

Applying Lean 3P Design and Gaining Leverage

Introduction

As soon as a viable product concept is identified and deemed worthy of further pursuit toward a goal of going commercial, a Lean 3P event should be initiated. The reasons for doing this are significant. Improving time to market, meeting product cost and performance targets, and minimizing capital expenditure lead the list.

The concept of gaining leverage has great appeal. The principle of increasing knowledge in the very beginning logically should create more leverage than gaining ...