1 Why This Journey?
There’s a lot of talk about Lean. In manufacturing, of course, the concept has been around for decades. However, Lean Engineering or Lean Product Development feels more like an exciting new frontier. Consultants have been ready to cash in, some in more useful ways than others. Lean has become something of a buzzword, and like any buzzword, is prone to be overused – sprinkled liberally around the various blurbs on consultancy websites that have otherwise remained mostly unchanged.
Some consultancy groups are trying to get to grips with what it means – but struggle to transcribe the practices of Lean Manufacturing into the world of engineering. One example is the attempt to draw parallels between, ...
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