Lean Startup Approach on Product Design and Manufacture Facility Planning in Uncertain Business Climate

Abstract

Successful companies can provide the products that suit to consumer desire. There are two approaches in the product manufacturing process which are Product Development Process and Lean Startup. This study aims to demonstrate the conception of Lean Startup and its application in product design particularly in uncertain business climate. After comparing the two methods, Lean Startup approach is appropriate since the validation process in each product development process will certainly increase the possibility of products that suit to the consumer desires and reduce the time needed starting from product design to the market. In order to support Lean concept in the whole processes, there are two techniques that might be applied to support lean operational system, which are the formation of one worker multiple machine (OWMM) cells and Group Technology (GT) cells.