Accelerated Product Development: Combining Lean and Six Sigma for Peak Performance
By Clifford Fiore

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Conclusion

Figure C-1: The Completed House of Product Development

Chapter 1: Why Focus on Product Development?

Figure 1-1: Impact of Product Design on Cost
Figure 1-2: Evolution of Continuous Improvement
Figure 1-3: Lean and Six Sigma

Chapter 2: Lean Fundamentals

Figure 2-1: Lean Enterprise Structure
Figure 2-2: ACME's Task Time in Sandwich Preparation
Figure 2-3: ACME's Bateh Approach for Completing First Sandwich
Figure 2-4: Example of Value-Added Time
Figure 2-5: Waste Categories and Examples
Figure 2-6: Value Stream Map Example
Figure 2-7: Process Improvement Pitfall

Chapter 3: Applying Lean Principles to Product Development

Figure 3-1: Correlation between Factory and Product Development Processes
Figure 3-2: Product Development Examples of Waste
Figure 3-3: Value Stream Map for Developing Switches
Figure 3-4: Time-Value Map for Developing Switches
Figure 3-5: Employee Workstation
Figure 3-6: Resource and Workload Management
Figure 3-7: Managing Customer and Technical Requirements
Figure 3-8: Guiding Principles for Product Development

Chapter 4: Conducting a Baseline Assessment

Figure 4-1: Format for Conducting a Baseline Event
Figure 4-2: Example of a Contract for Change
Figure 4-3: Product Development Maturity Path
Figure 4-3: Product Development Maturity Path (continued)
Figure 4-3: Product Development Maturity Path (continued)
Figure 4-3: Product Development Maturity Path (continued)
Figure 4-3: Product Development Maturity Path (continued)
Figure 4-3: Product Development Maturity Path (continued)

Chapter 5: A Baseline Assessment Case Study

Figure 5-1: Rotorworld's Platform for Change
Figure 5-2: Rotorworld's Multitasking Survey Results
Figure 5-3: Rotorworld's Project Evaluation Results
Figure 5-4: Linkage of Discovery Team UDEs
Figure 5-5: Breakdown of Work Tasks
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