Lean Advancement Initiative (LAI): Recent submissions

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    • Process Capability Database Usage In Industry: Myth vs. Reality 

      Tata, Melissa M.; Thornton, Anna C. (1999)
      Process capability data (PCD) is needed for robust design, optimal tolerance allocation, and variation simulation analysis. Process capability databases (PCDBs) have been developed in many industries and are being used ...

    • Use of Dependency Structure Matrices for Product Development Cycle Time Reduction 

      Browning, Tyson R. (1998-07-15)
      Cycle time reduction is an important aspect of integrated product and process development (IPPD). This paper outlines some of the challenges that impede efforts to reduce cycle time for complex system development projects. ...

    • Sources of Schedule Risk in Complex System Development 

      Browning, Tyson R. (1998-07-26)
      From one perspective, developing complex systems is an exercise in uncertainty reduction and risk management. In this article I first organize the principle sources of risk in product development into five categories: ...