TY - GEN
T1 - Do enterprises implement a process architecture towards Lean in product development? A comparative study among large and small firms
AU - Flores, Myrna
AU - Cabello, Alan
AU - Torredemer, Laura
AU - Agrawal, Madhur
AU - Keast, John
AU - Terzi, Sergio
AU - Sopelana, Amaia
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The benefits of Lean Thinking have been applied and proven in manufacturing. However the potential of its application in New Product Development (NPD) has not been fully attained. Due to their iterative and evolving functions, NPD processes are generally unstructured and complex compared to other business processes. Within the scope of the LeanPPD European research project (partially funded by the European Commission-NMP-FP7-214090), which aims to propose a new model and tools to help companies implement Lean Thinking in the product development process, this research aims at understanding the opportunities in both large firms and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to deploy a Process Architecture (PA) towards a lean new product development process. As main results, the paper will highlight relevant trends based on twenty-one face to face interviews done in eleven large firms and ten SMEs located in Switzerland, Germany and Mexico. Thus, this research provides a new body of knowledge comparing the state of art implementation of a PA within several industries.
AB - The benefits of Lean Thinking have been applied and proven in manufacturing. However the potential of its application in New Product Development (NPD) has not been fully attained. Due to their iterative and evolving functions, NPD processes are generally unstructured and complex compared to other business processes. Within the scope of the LeanPPD European research project (partially funded by the European Commission-NMP-FP7-214090), which aims to propose a new model and tools to help companies implement Lean Thinking in the product development process, this research aims at understanding the opportunities in both large firms and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to deploy a Process Architecture (PA) towards a lean new product development process. As main results, the paper will highlight relevant trends based on twenty-one face to face interviews done in eleven large firms and ten SMEs located in Switzerland, Germany and Mexico. Thus, this research provides a new body of knowledge comparing the state of art implementation of a PA within several industries.
KW - Lean
KW - new product development
KW - process architecture
KW - SMEs
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80054878342&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80054878342
SN - 9783943024050
T3 - 2011 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, ICE 2011 - Conference Proceedings
BT - 2011 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, ICE 2011 - Conference Proceedings
T2 - 2011 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, ICE 2011
Y2 - 20 June 2011 through 22 June 2011
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