Lean, and more collaborative product development and data management will provide the biggest benefits to manufacturers in the next five years, say directors at software company Gartner. Marc Halpern, research director and Dan Miklovic, research vice president set out their interpretation of lean and why it is so important.
Gartner has identified that lean, Six Sigma manufacturing, design data management, product content management, product requirements management, product portfolio and programme management, and collaborative product development should be manufacturers’ top priorities over the next five years. These will have the greatest positive impact on the business performance of manufacturers through 2014. Lean is the most…
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