Product Lifecycle Process
NPI Materials Management and The Value Stream Perspective
A supply chain / value stream analysis emphasizing planning and enablement can significantly improve NPI materials management.
Read MoreDistinguishing Materials Management from Project Management
The goal of NPI materials management is to monitor and execute the desired item (part) and BOM status according to the NPI prototype and production plan.
Read MorePhase and Gate Structure for New Product Development
In previous articles we defined an element of lean as a phase and gate structure for new product development. This assumes a waterfall approach to the project (versus agile product development). A new product life cycle phase gate structure might…
Read MoreA Proposed Product Life Cycle Process
In our previous article we covered the advantages of a phase and gate structure for new product development. Now we can discuss some proposed phase names for a new product development or product life cycle (PLC) process. An organization may have an…
Read MoreRecent Posts
- Leveraging The Supply Chain Operations Reference Model March 5, 2025
- NPI Materials Management and The Value Stream Perspective February 18, 2025
- Distinguishing Materials Management from Project Management January 28, 2025
- Fundamentals of Managing an Outsourced (CM) Value Stream January 14, 2025
- Validation / Systems Engineering (Part 4) December 16, 2024
Categories
- Agile (1)
- Change Management (1)
- Design for Six Sigma (3)
- Ideation (1)
- Lean Manufacturing (1)
- Lean Product Development (4)
- Maximizing Customer Value (3)
- Product Lifecycle Process (4)
- Project Governance (1)
- Project Management (8)
- Requirements Management (8)
- Roles and Responsibilities (3)
- Six Sigma (1)
- Supply Chain (1)
- Systems Integration (1)
- Uncategorized (12)
- Value Stream Management (4)
- Verification and Validation (6)