SC Manufacturing Panel

Lean methodologies emerged in manufacturing and have now been applied to many business processes including innovation management (1). It is the latest “best practice” in manufacturing for process improvement alongside Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints (TOC). But if you are relying solely on the lean methodologies…

  Those employed in manufacturing companies spend much of their time thinking about the product. The features, benefits, specifications, cost structure. The production process and how to improve it. How the product compares to the competition, its design and ease-of-use. These factors drive new product and process…