How companies are using lean development to revolutionize their product and service offerings—vital lessons any business leader can use as an engine of innova

This handbook focuses on two sides of the lean production debate that rarely interact. On the one hand, management and industrial engineering scholars have pres

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This book focuses on novel design and systems engineering approaches, including theories and best practices, for promoting a better integration of people and en

Many production managers have de-stocked excessively large inventories, gone lean, experimented with continuous improvement processes and introduced new working