Lean Strategies for OverviewLean Strategies for Product Development is an easy, quick read intended to introduce the reader to the whole idea of applying lean concepts in product development. Written using a business-novel format, lean product development concepts are presented in the context of a story centered around two characters - a customer and his supplier. Through the dialog shared between the characters, the concepts are presented and a new business opportunity emerges.The goal in writing Lean Strategies was to create a concise, easy-to-read book that would clearly convey the application of lean concepts and the resulting benefits from product development that others could understand and replicate.
About the AuthorCliff Fiore is a recognized leader in applying Lean and Six Sigma concepts for improving product development. He has extensive practical, hands-on experience through a 20-plus year career working in industry, and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Expert.Through his work the past ten years in adapting Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, he has emerged as an industry leader in implementing concepts towards reducing product cost, quality defects, and product development cycle time. His experience includes product design, manufacturing/supply chain, process improvement, and quality improvement. He holds an MBA degree in Technology Management and is an adjunct faculty member at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona. In addition, he is one of only 250 individuals nationwide who currently holds a senior level certification from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerencing (ASME Y14.5M – 1994).
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