An Approach for Lean Product Innovation Management

Abstract:

Product innovation is the pivotal factor for enterprise to keep advantages of competition, and the effective product innovation management is the impetus for the enterprise about keeping having the energy of innovation. The situation, research background and requirement of product innovation management as well as lean management are introduced firstly. Based on the wonderful applied foreground and predominance of lean management in product innovation, a lean product innovation framework is proposed in this article. The framework is in favor of establishing the lean management mode and evaluation system of lean innovation, which helps to promote the innovation capability of enterprise finally.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 55-57)
• Pages: 2075-2079
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.55-57.2075
• Online since: May 2011
• Authors: Lei Wang, Xin Guo Ming, Jing You, Fan Bin Kong, Dong Li
• Keywords: Lean Thinking, Product Innovation Design, Product Innovation Process

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DOI: 10.4324/9781482293746

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