What Does “Lean Product Design” Really Mean?

Posted by Bart Huthwaite on Dec 8, 2011 in What is Lean Design? | 0 comments

In my daily work with lean champions, I sometimes find confusion about the words “lean product design.” Many people are frustrated by how to explain lean design in a clear, persuasive way. “Lean Product Design” means two things, as both a verb and a noun. As a noun it’s a product that has been created to deliver high value with low waste. As a verb the term describes the design process...

Lean Design Versus Lean Manufacturing

Posted by Bart Huthwaite on Nov 30, 2011 in What is Lean Design? | 0 comments

Lean manufacturing and lean design are entirely different entities. Lean Design: How you design your product will drive more than 75% of success. Both the process and the product that results from it must deliver greater value with less waste than conventional product efforts. Lean Manufacturing: – Lean Manufacturing is a unified, comprehensive set of philosophies, rules, guidelines,...

Designing Lean by using Modular Design

Posted by Bart Huthwaite on Apr 27, 2011 in What is Lean Design? | 0 comments

Modular by Design Modular outsourcing is catching fire these days. Industries such as automotive, computer and even shipbuilders are rapidly moving to outsourcing the design and build entire subsystems, or modules. They are finding that building a complex product from smaller sub-systems that can be designed independently, yet function together as a whole, can bring faster innovation, lower...

Minimize Evil ings

Posted by barthuthwaite on Apr 25, 2011 in What is Lean Design? | 0 comments

Motorola stands as a leader in quality by design.  Take for example their personal pagers.  Millions use them to stay in constant touch.  Motorola pagers are competitive worldwide and are manufactured to Six Sigma quality. Parts are reduced to an absolute minimum.  But Motorola’s pager success is far more than part elimination. Motorola designers have mastered the art of process...