Product Development for the Lean Enterprise: Why Toyota's System Is Four Times More Productive and How You Can Implement It - Softcover

Michael N. Kennedy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1892538180 ISBN 13: 9781892538185

Publisher: Oaklea Press, 2008

Synopsis

Whether a group of engineers is developing new cars, software applications, aerospace equipment, kitchen appliances, controls, sensors, or any of hundreds of different items, the process they follow is pretty much the same. Except in one company - Toyota, perhaps the most innovative and highly respected car company on the planet. What is most startling is that Toyota's product development engineers are four times as productive as their counterparts in other companies, according to a study by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences. Most follow a linear process in developing new products. Toyota's engineers do not. As this book reveals and explains, Toyota's development engineers rely on a development paradigm that is totally different than that found in the West. Companies that are early adopters of the Toyota product development system are certain to realize tremendous advantages over their competitors. This is a change that is coming to businesses everywhere and this book shows the way. It is a must-read for anyone in management.

About this title

About the Author:

The author was the lead engineer at Texas Instruments on many developmental projects, including both missile and manufacturing systems, and he developed the defense business sector strategy for design automation. As a consultant, Mr. Kennedy works extensively with major manufacturers, including General Motors, United Technologies, Boeing, and Delphi.

Review:

A must-read for leader's who demand excellence in the development of new products. --President, Lockheed Martin Aeronoautics Company

The author provides great insight into the Toyota product development process and how the principles can be adapted to any business environment in any culture. --Richard Pearson, President, National Center for Manufacturing Excellence

This book is about what is next. If you want your company to be around in the future, product development is a key to winning. Here is a great road map and some tools to speed you on your way. --John H. Weber, President & CEO, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oaklea Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1892538180
• ISBN 13: 9781892538185
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256