Light Weight Design also requires a lot of management tasks, because realization of light products does not only mean minimizing weight of components. This Future Letter explains what is necessary.
Main points are:
- Dependency between weight and cost (hook curve)
- Tasks and responsibilities in organization
- Key-importance of development phase
- Distinguish product-relation, process-relation, marketing for positioning
- Timing of typical actions for Light Weight Design
This letter contains beneficial answers to following questions:
- Which departments are responsible to realize a light weight product?
- Which steps must be done to establish LWD ?
- What are the risks when generating a light weight product?
- How can I take into account the timing?
You will find much more answers in the letter itself.
