Lean product development - Enabling management factors for waste elimination

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 71-91

  Schulze, Anja ^a   Störmer, Thorsten ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Automotive supplier industry; Lean development; Lean innovation; Lean product development; New product development; NPD; Process efficiency; Waste elimination

Indexed keywords

LEAN PRODUCTION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER INDUSTRY; LEAN DEVELOPMENT; LEAN INNOVATIONS; LEAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; WASTE ELIMINATIONS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84857270953     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2012.043952     Document Type: Article

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