This study examines rapid prototyping, also referred to as new production launch, or ramp-up time. A strong emphasis on speed is vital for the success of a product development and market launch. Managers concern themselves with organizing ramp-up activities into arrayed sequences to achieve...

The management of shop floor behavior plays a critical role for the success of operational improvement programs, which rely on the workers that perform the direct value creation tasks. But what precisely should managers do to influence that behavior constructively? In the corresponding stream of...