Do enterprises implement a process architecture towards Lean in product development? A comparative study among large and small firms

Myrna Flores; Alan Cabello; Laura Torredemer; Madhur Agrawal; John Keast; Sergio Terzi; Amaia Sopelana

Do enterprises implement a process architecture towards Lean in product development? A comparative study among large and small firms

Myrna Flores^*
, Alan Cabello
, Laura Torredemer
, Madhur Agrawal
, John Keast
, Sergio Terzi
, Amaia Sopelana

^*Corresponding author for this work

Urban Transformation Laboratory

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
University of Warwick
Polytechnic University of Milan

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, ICE 2011 - Conference Proceedings
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	2011 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, ICE 2011 - Aachen, Germany Duration: 20 Jun 2011 → 22 Jun 2011

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Name	2011 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, ICE 2011 - Conference Proceedings

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Conference	2011 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, ICE 2011
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Aachen
Period	20/06/11 → 22/06/11

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Lean
new product development
process architecture
SMEs

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Flores, M., Cabello, A., Torredemer, L., Agrawal, M., Keast, J., Terzi, S., & Sopelana, A. (2011). Do enterprises implement a process architecture towards Lean in product development? A comparative study among large and small firms. In 2011 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, ICE 2011 - Conference Proceedings Article 6041231 (2011 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, ICE 2011 - Conference Proceedings).

Flores, Myrna ; Cabello, Alan ; Torredemer, Laura et al. / Do enterprises implement a process architecture towards Lean in product development? A comparative study among large and small firms. 2011 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, ICE 2011 - Conference Proceedings. 2011. (2011 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, ICE 2011 - Conference Proceedings).

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