Business Design & innovatie
Lean Product Development
In het project onderzochten we op welke manier de Lean verbetermethode en bijhorende tools kunnen worden ingezet om het productontwikkelingsproces te vereenvoudigen, verbeteren, goedkoper en voorspelbaarder te maken, enz.
Target group
The primary target group consists of some 380 Flemish companies, 85% of which are SMEs, in the technological industry, that develop complex mechanical or electromechanical products. The secondary target group consists of companies in the textile-, clothing manufacturing, wood, furniture and food industry that are forced by market pressure to develop more products/services in an increasingly shorter time span. Within this large target group, six companies have been identified for which the results will already be transferred during the project.
Project goals and results
Flanders Inshape and Sirris combined their competencies and developed a pragmatic approach for the introduction in this project of a lean product development in the target group. This translation research initiates and supports the start of lean product development in Flanders. The main project results are:
- Publications on the state-of-the-art principles around lean product development
- A scenario with a practical methodology on the initiation of a lean product development
- 6 exhaustive cases with companies in the target group to adjust and validate their approach
- An active learning network between companies to share the acquired insights on introduction of a lean product development.
- The transfer of research results to the target group.
- The development of a technological service ‘lean product development’ built on active dissemination of knowledge and sensibilization.