Lean for Systems Engineering with Lean Enablers for Systems Engineering

Bohdan W. Oppenheim is the founder and Co-Chair of the Lean Systems Engineering Working Group of INCOSE and leader of the development effort of Lean Enablers for Systems Engineering. Dr. Oppenheim is Professor of Systems Engineering at Loyola Marymount University. He serves as a coordinator of the Educational Network of the Lean Advancement Initiative Consortium at MIT. Previously, Dr. Oppenheim served seven years as a director of the U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Assessment Center, assessing some 125 industrial plants for lean productivity. He has consulted with Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and many other U.S. and foreign firms on lean systems engineering.

• 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