Contemporary organisations recognise the need for Anthropocene disruptions and
transform their business models, restructure their operations, and re-engineer their supply …

Lean philosophy has been one of the most prominent methodologies of process
improvement. Positive results from lean implementations have motivated managers to carry …

The saying goes 'in every end, there is also a beginning', which was certainly true for this
book. In our case, it was the abrupt ending of delivering the 'Workshop [Systematic] …

Purpose Customer value is the key to successful innovation management. This task is
considered complex and abstract. For this reason, several models have been proposed to …

Purpose In recent years, innovative methodologies of product development such as lean
product development (LPD) and agile project management (APM) have emerged. Even …

Purpose In this study, the authors assess the current state of lean product development and
the lean production shop floor, along with the impact of the former on process quality and the …

Purpose The paper tests if and to what extent lean management system adoption generates
abnormal profitability, and how it accrues over time. Configurational approaches to lean …

The implementation of lean principles in product development (PD) activities has been
receiving increased attention lately. However, it is not clear how the application of these …

Purpose Adopting lean principles can unleash several opportunities for firms seeking to
increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their product development (PD) process. This …

The purpose of this paper is to systematise principles and practices of the Lean Six Sigma
(LSS) method to encourage and facilitate its implementation and management in different …