What Is Lean NPI?

摘要

In electronics assembly manufacturing the principles of Lean are most often thought of in context with the optimization of specific processes on the shop-floor. Lean thinking can be applied far more widely, however, extending to the very earliest part of the manufacturing operation, an area responsible for a great deal of fixed product-related waste and costs that assembly manufacturing ends up having to live with during a product cycle. The application of Lean thinking to new product introduction can turn a multi-process nightmare into a slick Lean flow, where costly mistakes and surprises are eliminated, and the need for almost all the work and lead-time are removed.