Managing the Design Factory

The man who launched a revolution in product development with his bestselling Developing Products in Half the Time is back with a new book that's also certain to be a classic. Reinertsen presents concepts and practical tools that will be invaluable for anyone trying to get products out of the pipeline and into the market.The first book to put the principles of World Class Manufacturing to work in the development process, Managing the Design Factory combines the powerful analytical tools of queuing, information, and system theories with the proven ideas of organization design and risk management. He promises to challenge the thinking of anyone involved in product development.. In Managing the Design Factory Donald G. "There are no best practices," Reinertsen writes, "the idea of best practices is a seductive but dangerous trap." Unlike other books that promote rules and r

I will require that all senior executives at Lumonics read this book.Neil Hagglund Corporate Vice President and Director of Corporate Technology Planning, Motorola, Inc. I would recommend this book because it impresses me as a source of sound, practical advice from Don's broad industry experience.Kevin Sharer President and COO, Amgen Provides real world, usable advice and challenges managers to think about issues of enduring importance.Robert T. A valuable and much needed view of the product development process. This book will be a key resource for organizations using product development to compete in the competitive dynamic market we all encounter.Dr. Don Reinertsen reveals some of

An excellent guide to product development "Managing the design factory" provides an excellent set of practices which can improve your product development and optimize your product development on the dimension you want it to. It provided me with key insights and fresh ideas on how to think about product development.The book consists of four parts. The first part is a general introduction to product development and clarifies some assumptions made in the rest of the book. The second part is a set of thinking tools for produ. Manu said Back to fundamentals. Every once in a while you come across a book that cuts through all the verbiage and lays out the simple, solid fundamentals of a domain. This is one such book. The style is really concise and to the point. This book has helped me better understand some of the principles behind commonly used practices.For example, the chapter on queuing theory is very concise but also crystal clear, and has helped me look at Kanban under a sharper light. The chapter on the value of information and. Spartacus said Product Marketing Required Reading. If you are in the business of designing and/or marketing engineered products, Managing the Design Factory is required reading. Although more than a dozen years old, surprisingly the book is not dated. While some of the material is specifically targeted towards companies with very large R&D teams and budgets, many of the principles also apply to small and mid-sized firms. Caution: parts of the book are dense, but plow through because later chapters are winners. Favorite concepts:

He also teaches at the California Institute of Technology and has attracted a worldwide following among managers, designers, and engineers. Reinertsen is head of Reinertsen & Associates, a firm that specializes in new product development. He holds an engineering degree from Cornell and an MBA from Harvard. Donald G. He and his family live in Redondo Beach, California.