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Innovation with Cross-Company Teams |
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Womack, Jones and Roos describe how lean product development teams include suppliers who are experts in their own proprietary technology, to speed technological innovation. These teams also typically include assembly line workers who critique the manufacturability of the design. The result of this deep and dynamic sharing of information is an easily manufactured product with cutting-edge technology embedded in it.
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Womack, James P., Jones, Daniel T., Roos, Daniel. The Machine that Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production. Harper Perennial. New York. 1990.
This book is the result of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's International Motor Vehicle Program -- the most comprehensive examination of the global auto industry ever undertaken. The authors use hard data and intimately informed insight to cut through the myths and misinformation which cloud the common understanding of good manufacturing practice.
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Even though this book focuses on the automobile industry, the model of Lean Production -- which is called "Japan's secret weapon" -- can be applied to any enterprise in any industry. Womack, Jones and Roos bring western readers up to speed with the Japanese concepts of Kaizen (continuous, incremental improvement) and Kanban (just-in-time production), claiming and proving that Lean Production is a superior method for manufacturing excellence.
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