Baines, Tim S., Lightfoot, Howard, Williams, G.M. and Greenough, Richard (2006). State-of-the-art in lean design engineering:a literature review on white collar lean. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 220 (9), pp. 1539-1547.
Abstract
Lean is usually associated with the ‘operations’ of a manufacturing enterprise; however, there is a growing awareness that these principles may be transferred readily to other functions and sectors. The application to knowledge-based activities such as engineering design is of particular relevance to UK plc. Hence, the purpose of this study has been to establish the state-of-the-art, in terms of the adoption of Lean in new product development, by carrying out a systematic review of the literature. The authors' findings confirm the view that Lean can be applied beneficially away from the factory; that an understanding and definition of value is key to success; that a set-based (or Toyota methodology) approach to design is favoured together with the strong leadership of a chief engineer; and that the successful implementation requires organization-wide changes to systems, practices, and behaviour. On this basis it is felt that this review paper provides a useful platform for further research in this topic.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1243/09544054JEM613 |
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Divisions: | College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Operations & Information Management College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Advanced Services Group |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Lean,new product development,review,design |
Publication ISSN: | 2041-2975 |
Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2024 07:07 |
Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2019 17:39 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2006-09-01 |
Authors: |
Baines, Tim S.
(![]() Lightfoot, Howard Williams, G.M. Greenough, Richard |