The pressure placed on companies to reduce cost is more intense now than it has ever been. With the fierce competition that exists in today’s business environment, the key discriminator for the most successful companies is the ability to provide products to the marketplace quickly and cheaply.

The cornerstone of these successful companies is a process that enables them to provide a continual stream of high-quality, low-cost products that reach the customer faster than their competition.

Improving product development is a significant challenge for many companies, yet, it also represents a significant opportunity. Accelerated Product Development (APD) has developed an innovative, practical approach, that has enabled companies achieve dramatic results:

                    • 70% reduction in development cycle time

                    • 40% reduction in product cost

                    • 5X reduction in quality defects

The key in achieving this level of success lies in the ability to harness the power of Lean and Six Sigma principles. At APD, we understand the complementary nature of combining Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to make real and lasting improvements related to cycle time, cost, and quality.

This website provides important information to help put you on a path to achieve breakthrough performance from your product development process. Gaining a fundamental understanding of the problems that affect product development is a logical prerequisite for developing an integrated strategy focused on delivering shareholder value and bottom-line results.

This strategy, based on a foundation of Lean and Six Sigma principles, will enable you to achieve superior performance from your product development process, strengthen your market position, and reach new levels of profitability for your company.