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Going Lean, Again

etventure

Friedrich Arnold, Senior Project Manager at etventure, explains how manufacturers can embrace the Lean Startup methodology as the centerpiece of their Digital Transformation. Proudly, the Head of Production explained to me: “We use Lean Production – meaning we eliminate waste from our manufacturing process.” The Proud Leader.

LEAN 56
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How Edmunds.com Used Lean Innovation to Make Their Mission a Reality

Moves the Needle

Lean Innovation Case Study: Bringing a New Product to Market Don’t have time to read the whole article? Online automotive resource Edmunds.com has a mission to make car buying easy. This is the story of how Edmunds.com used Lean Innovation practices to make their mission a reality.

LEAN 58
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Krishnan Naganathan

Innovation 360 Group

Krishnan have over 25 years of varied industry experience spanning steel, automotive, FMCG and business consulting. Operational performance improvement (manufacturing & service domains) using methods such as Lean, TPM, Six Sigma. Leadership coaching. Automotive & auto component industry. Based in Chennai, India.

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Key Issues in Innovation Management – Revisited – Part 1

Tim Kastelle

Leadership through vision and influence, rather than command and control, is required. It requires a more deliberated approach, such as the lean startup process, design thinking or a combination thereof. Tip: Tim Kastelle has posted a worthwhile series on how to implement lean startup for innovation initiatives.

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8 Types of Innovation in Business: A Comprehensive Guide

Qmarkets

Each category plays a critical role in a company’s growth and adaptation, offering unique paths to market leadership and resilience. A real-life example of process innovation is the Toyota Production System (TPS), which was developed by the Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota.

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Max Groppfeldt

Innovation 360 Group

Additional areas of expertise lie within entrepreneurial activities from starting and scaling up an international venture at one of Sweden’s most prominent business incubators by utilizing the lean startup methodology. Additional areas of interest are global issues and trends, macroeconomics, technology, and the automotive industry.

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Scaling-Up: Crossing the Internal Chasm in Corporate Innovation

Integrative Innovation

They are based on lean / efficient and 0-mistakes principles. They are based on agile / lean start-up / test-and-learn principles. involve senior leadership to play a critical role in leading and managing all playing fields. Automotive. The business units of the core organization are operators and incremental innovators.