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4 Items Containing The Tag 'lean'
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Lead times for research and development are getting shorter and shorter as companies develop new products faster to be the first in the market place. The challenge is often how to get products to the market place quickly and at the right price that the customer will purchase them.....
Created: 02 Jun 2010 10:32   Last Updated: 02 Jun 2010 14:33
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In an economic climate where there is increasing pressure to reduce costs, Simon Crewe, supply chain manager at Axiom Manufacturing Services, looks at ways in which manufacturers can ensure they retain an environmentally sustainable supply chain that won’t be a burden on the company’s bottom line.
Created: 27 Jul 2009 13:13   Last Updated: 27 Jul 2009 14:07
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There is no escaping the fact that Lean Manufacturing has been a great success for many companies. Of 300 senior managers in UK manufacturing surveyed in 2007, more than a third had saved more than £500,000 since implementing lean. One area that has seen less attention as companies move forwards on their lean journey is new product development (NPD). NPD as a business function has its own unique characteristics that make it difficult to apply the tools and techniques associated with more repeatable functions like manufacturing or order processing. NPD Express has combined its deep understanding of product development with wide practical knowledge of Lean concepts and tools to create a new way of looking at the application of Lean to product development.
Created: 22 Apr 2009 11:43   Last Updated: 22 Apr 2009 15:36
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NPD Express - accelerating your product development Helping you improve the performance of your engineering team and new product development function
Created: 22 Apr 2009 11:19   Last Updated: 22 Apr 2009 15:50