Creativity, innovation and lean sigma: a controversial combination?
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The application of lean sigma is gaining momentum in drug discovery and development but it remains controversial because of perceptions that process improvement will suppress much-needed creativity and innovation. We review the conditions required to support creativity and innovation and the principles and benefits of lean sigma in a drug discovery environment. We conclude that it is desirable to create a unified climate that encourages and enables both innovation and continuous improvement and that this is possible if three key tensions are handled carefully and with due respect to the needs of research. These three potential traps occur in the interpretation of standardization, the role of variation and the choice of how to use liberated capacity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Drug discovery today
دوره 16 1-2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011