Lean New Product Introduction: a UK Aerospace Perspective
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Purpose Lean thinking has revolutionised the approach to manufacturing and there are indications that it can do the same for New Product Introduction [NPI] processes. This paper explores the question “Is the application of Lean principles to NPI sufficient for best/good practice and has this been proven by the work of the UK Lean Aerospace Initiative [UK LAI]?” Focussing on the eight years of research into Lean and NPI in UK aerospace by researchers of the UK LAI the work also looks more broadly and asks if the application of the Lean principles to NPI is sufficient for good/leading practice? Methodology / Approach A case-based methodology is chosen by considering the form of research questions and the exploratory nature of the investigation (Yin, 2003). Primary data was collected from industry and forty four UK based aerospace companies have
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