Each executive heard about the importance of Lean as a means of eliminating waste and "fat." However, when the transactions are new and complex, both in product development, research, information technology, and many other types of projects-cutting "fat" is far more complex. To understand Lean in an environment characterized by extreme novelty and complexity, we have relied on our experience of a number of processes, and in particular the implementation of Lean Lockheed Martin for the F-22 fighter. Our research leads to a path that heads and managers can follow to become Lean without sacrificing innovation "Hide
by Tyson Browning, Nada Sanders Source: California Management Review 15 pages. Publication Date: Aug 01, 2012. Prod. #: CMR513-PDF-ENG
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