Lean Design Resource Center

Summary of Products and Services -

Workshops -

Lean Product Development Workshops -
We offere several versions of this hands-on interactive workshop, all of which focus on achieving dramatic reductions in time-to-market, while expanding project capacity and team productivity. Available in two-day and three-day formats, and customizable to your firm's specific needs.

Value-Stream Mapping / Process Improvement Workshop -
A kaizen-like event that enables immediate and measurable improvement to your current development process, resulting in significant gains in efficiency and effectiveness. Available in a two-day and three-day format.

Lean Design® / 3P Implementation Workshop -
A lean and integrated approach to product cost reduction, inspired by Toyota's "Production Preparation Process (3P)". Over two dozen powerful and easily deployable tools for product cost reduction integrated into a logical, event-driven process framework. Available in a two-day and three-day format, and customizable to your firm's specific needs.

Train-the-Trainer Packages -
All of our workshops are available in licence-based train-the-trainer packages. The packages can be customized to your needs, ranging from turn-key, do-it-yourself "kits" to comprehensive cascaded-deployment programs. Please contact us to discuss the possibilities.

Lean Design® is a registered trademark of Munro & Associates Inc.

Consulting and Facilitation -

We offer a complete spectrum of consulting and facilitation services in support of your lean product development and lean cost reduction initiatives. Our services include:

          - On-site Assessment of Your Current Process
          - Lean Product Development and Lean Cost Reduction Planning and Implementation
          - Company-Specific Training Material Development
          - Facilitation of Lean Product Development and Lean Cost Reduction On-site Events

Books and Videos -

We offer a complete set of books and videos to support your Lean Product Development improvement initiatives, including the best-selling Building a Project-Driven Enterprise , The Lean Design® Guidebook, and The Lean Product Development Guidebook, by Ron Mascitelli, PMP.

Achieving a low-waste, high-velocity product development process is the most critical step in maximizing your firm's revenue and profit potential. We offer a comprehensive system for waste elimination in new product development that has been successfully deployed by dozens of firms spanning virtually every sector of manufacturing. At the heart of our methodology is a "continuous-flow" development process that enables the fastest possible time-to-market. This process is seamlessly integrated with a set of powerful and easily implemented time-saving and cost-reduction tools that allow your design teams to maximize speed while simultaneously slashing manufacturing cost. Whether your interest is in personal learning (books and videos), team training (public & on-site workshops), or implementation consulting and train-the-trainer programs for organization-wide deployment, we have the resources you need to gain immediate and significant results. Enjoy your visit to our Lean Product Development Resource Center.