Lean Design ®

Lean Design ® goes beyond DFA/DFM. Lean Design ® is the "make money" approach to product development. Lean Design ® takes into consideration the total life cycle of a product and looks at each and every aspect of the product's life in a Total Accounted Cost method - not just piece cost, but labor, floor space, warranty, paperwork, overhead, quality cost and time-to-market. The Lean Design ® student is taught to See what everyone has seen, but Think differently than everyone else has thought. Lean Design ® is a methodology that fosters and harnesses creativity and innovation to produce Value, Quality and Profit.

The Design determines all of the costs for the life of a product.

The Design Determines the Cost

The Product Designer controls 70% of all of the costs for the life of a product. By attacking cost at the source, in the design, Lean Design ® principles help reduce costs and increase profits. While attacking piece cost or eliminating waste in manufacturing show some savings, Lean Design ® will reduce part count and eliminate entire manufacturing operations which will significantly increase quality and profits.

Lean Design ® Workshops

With the goal of achieving cost effective designs (cost reduction), Lean Design ® Workshops bring together a cross-functional group of your personnel to create diverse product development teams. Lean Design ® is a quantitative analytical method used to analyze, critique and redesign existing products, as well as new product developments. Through examples and actual implementation of Lean Design ® principles, teams learn how to work together to apply new rules and unleash their creativity for innovative and profitable designs.

The Ripple Effects of a Design are seen in every aspect of an entire Product Lifecycle.