Lean product development research: Current state and future directions

EMJ - Engineering Management Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-51

  León, Hilda C Martínez ^a   Farris, Jennifer A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lean Product Development; Literature Review; Product Development

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

'CURRENT; ENGINEERING MANAGERS; IMPLEMENTATION DIFFICULTIES; LEAD-TIME COSTS; LEAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOW-COSTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; RESEARCH AREAS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

LEAN PRODUCTION;

EID: 79955378981     PISSN: 10429247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10429247.2011.11431885     Document Type: Article

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