Introducing digital pulse as a deviation management methodology for dental product development and production
Journal article, 2015
Pulse methodology is a lean deviation management methodology that helps to visualise the deviations using visualisation artefacts (e.g., white boards and TVs) and frequent meetings for internal synchronisations within a company. The purpose of this study is to fill the gap within the lean literature about teaching and introducing pulse methodology. It presents a case study where digital pulse methodology was introduced to a customer-order-driven product development and production company within the dental device industry to help the company efficiently manage the deviations arising from daily operations so that it becomes more lean by visualising important data and capturing and reusing knowledge. The presented case study and the conclusions will be useful for researchers, companies, and consultants who want to try out pulse methodology or understand the implementation process.
enterprise computing
disturbance management
dental devices
information systems
technology transfer
knowledge capture
dental product development
innovation diffusion
visualisation
knowledge reuse
visual tools
dental device production
visual management
lean methods
lean tools
shared workspace systems
lean management
daily management
pulse methodology
Author
Onur Kaya
Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Product Development
Timo Kero
Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Product Development
Dag Henrik Bergsjö
Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Product Development
International Journal of Lean Enterprise Research
1754-2308 (eISSN)
Vol. 1 4 351-372Subject Categories
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Areas of Advance
Production
DOI
10.1504/IJLER.2015.076661