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OPTIONAL
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Leaning the Product Development Process
Through Value Stream Mapping
Drew Locher
Session Description:
“Problem Solving” is identified as one of
the three primary values streams in “Lean
Thinking” (Womack, Jones). It can also be
the one with the most potential value to the
organization. The decisions made during the
design process have significant and long
term impact on cost and quality, as well as
the ability of the organization to service
its markets. Further, as an organization
“leans out” other areas of the business and
frees up capacity in the office and in
manufacturing the question that arises is
“how do we leverage this new capacity into
delivering more value to the market?” Most
often the answer is to develop new products
and enter new markets.
This workshop
demonstrates how the Product Design process
can be re-designed based on lean concepts
using value stream mapping. A review of
value stream mapping is provided to develop
the necessary skills of the participants to
create a “current state map” of the existing
design process. Then a thorough review of
Lean Product Design concepts is provided.
Concepts reviewed include: “voice of the
customer”, re-using existing knowledge,
rapid learning cycles, narrowing design
alternatives, concurrent engineering,
standard work, and flow processing.
Contrasts to traditional design
methodologies are also explored.
The Lean Product
Design concepts are applied to develop a
lean “future state map” for the product
design process. This is done in the context
of seven future state questions – a
structured approach to design the new
process. Participants will learn in-depth
the intent of each question, while expanding
their understanding of the basic lean
concepts of value, flow, pull, leveling and
“pitch”.
Finally,
implementation strategies will be reviewed
to successfully implement the envisioned
future state. A case study will be provided
to help hone the participants’ value stream
mapping skills. The concepts reviewed can
also be applied to transaction oriented
design related processes such as
configuration control, engineering change
orders, product validation, design release,
etc.
Who should attend:
Anyone in an organization who designs
products or delivers engineering services,
including management. Product Designers,
engineering support personnel, even
representatives from manufacturing,
purchasing and cost accounting can benefit
by attending this workshop.
Duration:
Full day: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fee:
$645
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