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Product & Process Development

Designing Sustainable Value Streams

By Katrina Appell, PhD, Catherine Chabiron and James Morgan, PhD

February 1, 2024

Download LEI's latest ebook on how Lean Product and Process Development enables organizations to design and deliver innovative, profitable, and sustainable value streams.

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Be among the first to get the latest insights from LEI’s Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD) thought leaders and practitioners. This ebook was delivered to subscribers of The Design Brief, LEI’s newsletter devoted to improving organizations’ innovation capability.

Download our latest ebook: Designing Sustainable Value Streams, featuring:

  • An introduction by Jim Morgan on how Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD) can enable innovative, sustainable, and profitable value streams.
  • A video by Katrina Appell discussing the integration of LPPD principles in environmental sustainability, including a case study on Ford’s aluminum circular recycling system.
  • An article by Catherine Chabiron detailing the application of LPPD in creating more sustainable products and transitioning from a cradle-to-gate to a cradle-to-cradle approach.
  • A “Coach’s Corner” article by Katrina Appell, where she explores how LPPD enables the creation of environmentally sustainable value streams and discusses specific practices that enhance team performance and optimize the product’s environmental impact throughout its lifecycle.
Designing Sustainable Value Streams
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Designing the Future Using Lean Product and Process Development

Learn how to reduce time to market, improve quality, and drive innovation in a hands-on, coach-led experience that applies Lean Product and Process Development across your value stream.

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Katrina Appell, PhD
|Catherine Chabiron|
James Morgan, PhD

About James Morgan, PhD

Jim is a senior advisor at Lean Enterprise Institute and a board member at Adrian Steel. He has a unique blend of industry leadership experience and rigorous scholarship, which he draws upon to improve organizational performance at a select group of companies.  Jim’s most recent industry experience was as Chief…

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About Katrina Appell, PhD

With over 15 years of coaching, facilitating, training, and team development experience, Katrina is passionate about supporting organizations in lean transformation. She has coached lean principles and practices at many companies in various industries, including Caterpillar, Michigan Medicine, Pella Windows & Doors, TechnipFMC, US Synthetic, and Whirlpool. At LEI, Katrina…

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