The Mastery of Innovation: A Field Guide to Lean Product Development Contributor(s): Radeka, Katherine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1439877025 ISBN-13: 9781439877029 Publisher: Productivity Press OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Quality Control - Business & Economics | Industries - Manufacturing - Business & Economics | Management - General |
Dewey: 658.503 |
LCCN: 2012022421 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 265 pages |
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Publisher Description: What do Ford Motor Company, Steelcase, Scania, Goodyear, Novo Nordisk, and Philips Electronics have in common? They all need to get their best ideas to market as fast as possible. They need to achieve the mastery of innovation. When these companies needed to accelerate time-to-market, get more new products to customers, and improve their ROI from investments in R&D, they turned to Lean Product Development to help them master the process of innovation. By adapting Lean ideas to their specific product development challenges, they learned how to focus innovation on the problems that would maximize customer and business value, and deliver on their best ideas.Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award!
The diverse set of North American and European case studies in this book range from very small product development organizations (three engineers) to very large (more than 10,000). Some of the industries represented include automotive, medical devices, industrial products, consumer electronics, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and aerospace. These companies have generously shared their knowledge about Lean Product Development to help you get your best ideas to market faster. |