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  • Defining and comparing risks and success measures of the reference design process and traditional new product development processes

    Creator:
    Larson, Tasha M.
    Abstract:
    To address aggressive global competition, retain customers and increase revenue, firms are required to pursue New Product Development (NPD) projects. Ventures of this nature are risky and fail often. Numerous factors influence the survival of a project. In this research, 16 factors have been identified and selected as indicators of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Chinweike I. Eseonu To address aggressive global competition, retain customers and

  • A conceptual and strategy map for lean process transformation

    Creator:
    Mirdad, Waleed Khalid
    Abstract:
    Since the introduction of lean manufacturing by Toyota and publication by Womack and Jones, organizations have realized sizeable gains through lean process improvement. The spread of lean practices across organizations and industries – from manufacturing to healthcare and construction – requires adjustments of the lean process and, in the case...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________ Chinweike I. Eseonu Since the introduction of lean manufacturing by Toyota and

  • Towards a Conceptual Change Model to Support Organizational Change Efforts

    Creator:
    Hille, Joshua D.
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    Many projects fail because employees and managers have different understandings of project "success" or "value". Other projects fail because managers are unable to effectively align organizational values with those of their employees. This problem is widely understood, but there is little empirical research that specifies the nature and effect of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    approved: ______________________________________________________ Chinweike I. Eseonu

  • A tool to support conceptual change : identifying methods to ensure employee satisfaction along Lean implementation

    Creator:
    Grijalva, Paola E.
    Abstract:
    To address several challenges faced in healthcare, the Triple Aim (3A) was targeted by institutions to improve health outcomes and patient experience while reducing the costs of health. Process improvement techniques in manufacturing, such as Lean systems, were applied as tools to achieve the 3A framework. Unfortunately, the high level...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Chinweike I. Eseonu To address several challenges faced in healthcare, the Triple Aim (3A) was

  • Exploring the factors that drive organizational resilience : lessons from healthcare

    Creator:
    Darrow, Lucia
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    In the face of a disruptive event or prolonged period of stress, resilient performance ischaracterized by preventative measures, effective response, and the integration of lessonslearned. In healthcare, resilience significantly affects patient safety. However, currentguidelines for healthcare performance assessment, such as the Triple Aim, do notconsider physician satisfaction and preventative measures...
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    Chinweike I. Eseonu In the face of a disruptive event or prolonged period of stress, resilient

  • A study of the application of lean practices to new product development processes

    Creator:
    Choothian, Woraruthai
    Abstract:
    The application of lean to new product development (NPD) processes has been claimed to generate positive impact on NPD performance. There are very few empirical studies, however, on how organizations should apply lean practices or on the exact nature of the impact of lean on NPD performance. To further understand...
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Toni L. Doolen Chinweike I. Eseonu The application of lean to new