"Bohdan W. Oppenheim has pulled together experience-based
insights of experts across industry, government, and academia into
a comprehensive sourcebook for lean systems engineering principles
and practices. This book can educate those new to lean engineering,
as well as provide new insights and enablers that best-in-class
organizations will want to adopt." --Dr. Donna H. Rhodes,
Principal Research Scientist, SEAri and LAI, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
"Lean for Systems Engineering is targeted at the practitioner
who is trying to make systems engineering more effective in her or
his organization or program, yet its scholarly underpinnings make
the text very suitable for teachers. Educators and trainers who
wish to weave lean thinking into their systems engineering
curriculum will find this an invaluable text." --Earll M.
Murman, Ford Professor of Engineering Emeritus, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
"At last, a book that distills years of research and scholarly
inquiry into a concise and coherent form for both the student and
practitioner. This book will become the favored guide and 'must
read' for any engineer and manager trying to establish and maintain
lean practices and principles in their systems engineering/product
development processes. --J. Robert Wirthlin, PhD, Lt. Col.,
USAF, Program Director of the Graduate Research and Development
Management Program, Air Force Institute of Technology Visiting
Faculty, U.S. Air Force Center for Systems Engineering
"A vital contribution to linking lean practices to systems
engineering. I will definitely use it as a reference for my course
and writings on a value approach to product and system
development." --Dr. Stanley I. Weiss, Consulting Professor,
Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University
"Taking the opportunity to develop and refine the Lean Enablers
for Systems Engineering provided clear direction for Lean
Engineering Accelerated Planning at Rockwell Collins. The Lean
Enablers form a solid basis for Lean Product Development. Following
this checklist and methodology promotes Lean value and waste
elimination--and commonsense best practices." --Deborah A.
Secor, Principal Project Manager and Lean Master, Rockwell
Collins
"Bo Oppenheim has been at the forefront of lean systems
engineering for the better part of the last decade...An ardent
advocate of lean systems engineering, the author has offered an
honest appraisal of where lean systems engineering stands today.
Practitioners interested in lean systems engineering will find the
Lean Enablers especially useful."-- Azad M. Madni, PhD,
Professor and Director, SAE Program, Viterbi School of Engineering;
Professor, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern
California
