{"product_id":"designing-the-future-how-ford-toyota-and-other-worldclass-organizations-use-lean-product-development-to-drive-innovation-and-transform-their-business-9781260128789","title":"Designing the Future How Ford Toyota and other","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow companies are using lean development to revolutionize their product and service offeringsâvital lessons any business leader can use as an engine of innovation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did Ford Motors use Lean Development to pull off one of the most impressive corporate turnarounds in history? Largely by avoiding the mistakes that so many companies make when in a death spiral.  They looked beyond manufacturing efficiency to change the very fundamentals of how they developed vehicles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDesigning the Future\u003c\/i\u003e, Lean product development expert James Morgan and world-renowned Lean guru Jeffrey K. Liker reveal why so many companies have achieved only moderate success with Lean in operations, with a limited impact on their overall business. They take you through the process of bringing the best of Lean management to your enterpriseâin order to link your business strategy to superior value designed for customers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors provide an actio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Alan R. Mulally\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Power of Product Development Excellence to Compete and Prosper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFord's Historical Turnaround: How Ford Connected a Bold Strategy to Product-Process Excellence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Creating the Right Product\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Delivering with Speed and Precision\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Fixed and Flexible: The Yin and Yang of Lean Product Development\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Building High-Performance Teams and Team Members\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Leading Development\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Creating and Applying Knowledge as a Learning Organization\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. The Pursuit of Product Perfection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Designing the Future by Linking Strategy to Execution: A Toyota-Tesla Comparison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. Designing Your Future: Transforming Your Product and Process Development Capability\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEndnotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407341986135,"sku":"9781260128789","price":28.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781260128789.jpg?v=1730499054","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/designing-the-future-how-ford-toyota-and-other-worldclass-organizations-use-lean-product-development-to-drive-innovation-and-transform-their-business-9781260128789","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}