Dr. Pessoa graduated from the Brazilian Air Force Academy as a military pilot, received his Master of Science in Applied Computing from the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Brazil (1998), and his Doctor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), Brazil (2006). He was also a postdoctoral fellow in Mechanical and Systems Engineering at MIT, USA (2007¿2008). In the Brazilian Air Force, he worked on systems development, systems acquisition, and development process improvement. Outside the Air Force, he worked on applying lean concepts and improving product development processes (PDPs) in companies such as Whirlpool, Mectron, and Ford. Currently, he is a lean product development and project management consultant and teaches the Lean Product Development course at the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil. Dr. Trabasso graduated as a mechanical engineer from the Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1982). He received his Master of Science in Engineering and Aerospace Technology from the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (1985) and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Loughborough University, England (1991). He has held various professorial positions at the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) since 1984. He is one of the founders of the Competence Center for Manufacturing at ITA (CCM/ITA), a laboratory that runs strategic projects with industrial partners such as Embraer, Siemens, Fiat, Rexam and Petrobras. Currently, he is full professor at ITA, focusing his research on integrated product development (IPD), lean IPD, industrial automation and robotics.

Explores how the lean philosophy core (value delivery, waste reduction, and continuous improvement) transforms product development organization and processes

Demonstrates how to promptly apply the lean philosophy to development projects, and includes plenty of examples

Helps readers already familiar with the lean philosophy to benefit from learning a practical way to implement a lean product development process

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Part I: The Track.- 1. The Product Development System.- 2. Integrated Product Design and Development.- 3. Lean Thinking.- Part II: The Wheel Hub.- 4. Continuous Improvement.- 5. Value on Product Development.- 6. Waste on Product Development.- Part III: The Wheel.- 7. The Lean Product Development Organization Culture.- 8. The Lean Product Development Organization Knowledge Management.- Part IV: The Tire.- 9. The Lean Product Development Process.- 10.- Study Phase - Value Identification Activities.- 11. Study Phase - Value Proposition Activities.- 12. Study Phase - Value Delivery Planning Activities.- 13. Execution Phase.- Part V: On the Road.- 14. Bumps on the Track.- 15. Thermo Baby Development Project.- 16. SIVOR Development Project.