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The value created by lean product development processes. Because almost all defective designs result from not having the right knowledge in the right place at the right time, lean…
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The value created by lean product development processes. Because almost all defective designs result from not having the right knowledge in the right place at the right time, lean companies generally spend proportionally more development time creating and capturing knowledge, and less creating hardware.
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