Lean for Systems Engineering with Lean Enablers for Systems Engineering

"e;Bohdan W. Oppenheim has pulled together experience-based insights of experts across industry, government, and academia into a comprehensive sourcebook for lean systems engineering principles and practices. This book can educate those new to lean engineering, as well as provide new insights and enablers that best-in-class organizations will want to adopt."e; Dr. Donna H. Rhodes, Principal Research Scientist, SEAri and LAI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "e;Lean for Systems Engineering is targeted at the practitioner who is trying to make systems engineering more effective in her or his organization or program, yet its scholarly underpinnings make the text very suitable for teachers. Educators and trainers who wish to weave lean thinking into their systems engineering curriculum will find this an invaluable text."e; Earll M. Murman, Ford Professor of Engineering Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "e;At last, a book that distills years of research and scholarly inquiry into a concise and coherent form for both the student and practitioner. This book will become the favored guide and 'must read' for any engineer and manager trying to establish and maintain lean practices and principles in their systems engineering/product development processes. J. Robert Wirthlin, PhD, Lt. Col., USAF, Program Director of the Graduate Research and Development Management Program, Air Force Institute of Technology Visiting Faculty, U.S. Air Force Center for Systems Engineering "e;A vital contribution to linking lean practices to systems engineering. I will definitely use it as a reference for my course and writings on a value approach to product and system development."e; Dr. Stanley I. Weiss, Consulting Professor, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University "e;Taking the opportunity to develop and refine the Lean Enablers for Systems Engineering provided clear direction for Lean Engineering Accelerated Planning at Rockwell Collins. The Lean Enablers form a solid basis for Lean Product Development. Following this checklist and methodology promotes Lean value and waste elimination and commonsense best practices."e; Deborah A. Secor, Principal Project Manager and Lean Master, Rockwell Collins "e;Bo Oppenheim has been at the forefront of lean systems engineering for the better part of the last decade...An ardent advocate of lean systems engineering, the author has offered an honest appraisal of where lean systems engineering stands today. Practitioners interested in lean systems engineering will find the Lean Enablers especially useful."e; Azad M. Madni, PhD, Professor and Director, SAE Program, Viterbi School of Engineering; Professor, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

"Bohdan W. Oppenheim has pulled together experience-basedinsights of experts across industry, government, and academia intoa comprehensive sourcebook for lean systems engineering principlesand practices. This book can educate those new to lean engineeringas well as provide new insights and enablers that best-in-classorganizations will want to adopt." --Dr. Donna H. RhodesPrincipal Research Scientist, SEAri and LAI, MassachusettsInstitute of Technology"Lean for Systems Engineering is targeted at the practitionerwho is trying to make systems engineering more effective in her orhis organization or program, yet its scholarly underpinnings makethe text very suitable for teachers. Educators and trainers whowish to weave lean thinking into their systems engineeringcurriculum will find this an invaluable text." --Earll M.Murman, Ford Professor of Engineering Emeritus, MassachusettsInstitute of Technology"At last, a book that distills years of research and scholarlyinquiry into a concise and coherent form for both the student andpractitioner. This book will become the favored guide and 'mustread' for any engineer and manager trying to establish and maintainlean practices and principles in their systems engineering/productdevelopment processes. --J. Robert Wirthlin, PhD, Lt. Col.USAF, Program Director of the Graduate Research and DevelopmentManagement Program, Air Force Institute of Technology VisitingFaculty, U.S. Air Force Center for Systems Engineering"A vital contribution to linking lean practices to systemsengineering. I will definitely use it as a reference for my courseand writings on a value approach to product and systemdevelopment." --Dr. Stanley I. Weiss, Consulting ProfessorDept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University"Taking the opportunity to develop and refine the Lean Enablersfor Systems Engineering provided clear direction for LeanEngineering Accelerated Planning at Rockwell Collins. The LeanEnablers form a solid basis for Lean Product Development. Followingthis checklist and methodology promotes Lean value and wasteelimination--and commonsense best practices." --Deborah A.Secor, Principal Project Manager and Lean Master, RockwellCollins"Bo Oppenheim has been at the forefront of lean systemsengineering for the better part of the last decade...An ardentadvocate of lean systems engineering, the author has offered anhonest appraisal of where lean systems engineering stands today.Practitioners interested in lean systems engineering will find theLean Enablers especially useful."-- Azad M. Madni, PhDProfessor and Director, SAE Program, Viterbi School of Engineering;Professor, Keck School of Medicine, University of SouthernCalifornia

Foreword xiPreface xvAcknowledgments xixList of Enablers and Subenablers in Chapter 7 xxiiiList of Figures and Numbered Text Boxes xxxiii1 Introduction 11.1 Introducing Lean Systems Engineering and Lean Enablers for Systems Engineering 11.2 Organization of the Book 62 A Brief History of Recent Management Paradigms 92.1 From TQM to Six Sigma and Lean 92.2 Lean Six Sigma 133 Lean Fundamentals 143.1 Value 143.2 Waste 153.3 Lean Principles 173.3.1 Principle 1: Value 173.3.2 Principle 2: Map the Value Stream 173.3.3 Principle 3: Flow 203.3.4 Principle 4: Pull 213.3.5 Principle 5: Perfection 213.3.6 Principle 6: Respect for People 223.4 The Lean Symphony of the Principles 224 Lean in Product Development 254.1 Review of Progress 254.2 The Method of Lean Product Development Flow (LPDF) 284.2.1 Introduction to LPDF 284.2.2 Lean Manufacturing: A Refresher 294.2.3 Overview of LPDF 304.2.4 Integrative Events 334.2.5 Selecting the Project Schedule 344.2.6 Mapping the Value Stream 354.2.7 Project Leadership and Management 384.2.8 Project Room 404.2.9 Closing Remarks about LPDF 405 From Traditional to Lean Systems Engineering 425.1 Successes and Failures of Traditional Systems Engineering 425.2 Waste in Traditional Systems Engineering 445.3 Beginnings of Lean Systems Engineering 495.4 Lean Systems Engineering Working Group of INCOSE 505.5 Value in Lean Systems Engineering 516 Development of Lean Enablers for Systems Engineering (LEfSE) 546.1 Strategy 546.2 Development of LEfSE 556.3 Survey 586.4 Benchmarking with NASA and GAO Recommendations 596.5 Version 1.0 and Awards 597 Lean Enablers for Systems Engineering 647.1 Organization 647.2 Tables with Lean Enablers for Systems Engineering (LEfSE) 677.2.1 Lean Principle 1: Value 677.2.2 Lean Principle 2: Map the Value Stream (Plan the Program) 857.2.3 Lean Principle 3: Flow 1167.2.4 Lean Principle 4: Pull 1647.2.5 Lean Principle 5: Perfection 1697.2.6 Lean Principle 6: Respect for People 2048 General Guidance for Implementation 2478.1 General Guidance for Implementing LEfSE 2478.2 Early Case Studies 2498.2.1 Rockwell Collins, Incorporated (RC) 2508.2.2 Thales Aerospace, France 2518.2.3 Rafael, Israel 2518.2.4 EADS and AFIS 2528.2.5 Early Results from a Study by E. Honour 2528.2.6 Toyota 253Glossary of Abbreviations 254Glossary of Idioms, Colloquialisms and Foreign Expressions 256References 259Appendix 1. INCOSE Web Page with LEfSE 265Appendix 2. Mapping of LEfSE onto INCOSE SE Processes 267Author's Biography 281Index 283