Table AII

Summary of the adhesion of each one of the cases to the elements of analysis from LPD and APM

ElementAdherent situationCase 1Case 2Case 3

Value stream mapping

Processes are mapped and known. There is focus on activities which add value to the client Pulled production

No process is mapped/optimized; Pushed production

No process is mapped/optimized; Pushed production

Recent revisions, although nothing was formalized. Pushed Production

No Adherence

No Adherence

Low Adherence

SBCE

Discussion of sub-optimal solutions, prototyping and use of lessons learned

Technical designs are fully developed before being delivered

Technical designs are developed independently by each specialty. There is little compatibility between the specialties

Technical designs are elaborated independently by each subcontracted designer and submitted only to in-house specialty expert approval Erroneous decisions are realized only at the end an reworks are

No Adherence

No Adherence

Low Adherence

Visual management

Communication flow with the team is optimized. Visible information about project’s scope, issues, quality indicators and costs

Non-structured communications (verbally or e-mail)

Non-structured communications (verbally or e-mail)

Non-structured communications (verbally or e-mail)

No Adherence

No Adherence

No Adherence

Voice of the customer

Constant involvement of the client

Client is not involved on the development process

Periodic meetings with the client’s designers

Periodic meetings with client’s designers and specific meeting with future designer’s executors (contractors)

No Adherence

Low Adherence

Low/Average Adherence

Flexible and constant planning

Constant planning, focused on short-term goals, and periodically revised. Plan gets more mature as the project's objectives are becoming more defined

Planning is virtually nonexistent

Detailed schedules which are updated biweekly

Simple schedules which are updated biweekly

No Adherence

No Adherence

No Adherence

Iterative development

Iterative development through deliveries, validated in a constant and periodic way

Full deliveries of finished products

Full deliveries of finished products

Full deliveries of finished products

No Adherence

No Adherence

No Adherence

SELF-DIRECTED TEAMS

Independent cells, multidisciplinary and with physical proximity

Responsible engineer and his team are in the same room and have great autonomy

Each area has autonomy over its specialty. Team members share the same building floor, but each area stays in a different one

Subcontracted designers have very little autonomy. Project managers and technical experts impose their will on the subcontracted

Average Adherence

Low Adherence

No Adherence

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