In a previous blog article, I mentioned how I was getting back to my programming roots and reading The Principles of Product Development FLOW: Second Generation Lean Product Development by Donald G. Reinertsen. In a series of posts, I reviewed each chapter:
One of my favorite blogs is called indexed. Indexed author, Jessica Hagy, displays thought-provoking ideas on index cards.
I have done this for book reviews before, so I thought I'd try my hand at being a Jessica Hagy by providing an index card for each chapter of The Principles of Product Development FLOW: Second Generation Lean Product Development. It's all in fun.
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Chapter 1. "The Principles of Flow"
See Chapter 1. "The Principles of Flow" for more information.
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Chapter 2. "The Economic View"
See Chapter 2. "The Economic View" for more information.
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Chapter 3. "Managing Queues"
See Chapter 3. "Managing Queues" for more information.
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Chapter 4. "Exploiting Variability"
See Chapter 4. "Exploiting Variability" for more information.
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Chapter 5. "Reducing Batch Size"
See Chapter 5. "Reducing Batch Size" for more information.
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Chapter 6. "Applying WIP [Work In Progress] Constraints"
See Chapter 6. "Applying WIP Constraints" for more information.
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Chapter 7. "Controlling Flow Under Uncertainty"
See Chapter 7. "Controlling Flow Under Uncertainty" for more information.
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Chapter 8. "Using Fast Feedback"
See Chapter 8. "Using Fast Feedback" for more information.
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Chapter 9. "Achieving Decentralized Control"
See Chapter 9. "Achieving Decentralized Control" for more information.
I recommend the book in that it has the mathematical formulas that form the basis of the techniques but also provides all-too-familiar examples of why the principles need to be applied.
Serious humor is alive in the lab.