It is now widely recognized that many important events in the life cycle of complex
engineering systems cannot be foreseen in advance. From its origin in ecological systems …

The interest in lean thinking in the UK's civil construction industry is on the rise. The research
presented in the paper evaluates the adoption of lean thinking in the highways construction …

Risk management is receiving much attention, as it is seen as a method to improve cost,
schedule, and technical performance of new product development programs. However …

Interest in the phenomenon known as" lean" has grown significantly in recent years. This is
the first volume to provide an academically rigorous overview of the field of lean …

Integrate critical roles to improve overall performance in complex engineering projects
Integrating Program Management and Systems Engineering shows how organizations can …

The key principle of systems engineering is that an aircraft should be considered as a whole
and not as a collection of parts. Another principle is that the requirements for the aircraft and …

Currently, technology may permit more complex and flexible manufacturing processes than
was possible in the past. New technologies, like bar-coding, RFID (Radio Frequency …

Abstract Lean Product Development (LPD) is suggested as an approach that can reduce
waste in projects aimed at developing technically complex items, which typically present …

Lean Project Planning (LPP) is a new approach for project planning that has been
developed from the Last Planner System to overcome shortcomings in the Earned Value …

This paper presents a compilation and empirical survey‐based evaluation of the metrics
most commonly used by program managers during product development management. This …