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Dwayne Butcher

VP, Lean Frontiers
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dwayne@leanfront.com

Lean Frontiers to Produce Annual “Lean Product and
Process Development Exchange”  

Fishers, IN – November 28, 2012 – Lean Frontiers announced today that management of the Lean Product and Process Development Exchange (LPPDE) will be added to the company’s portfolio of lean events. In 2012 LPPDE enters its 5th year of operation in North America and its 3rd year of operation in Europe. LPPDE-North America takes place May 1-3, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN. LPPDE-Europe will be September, location to be announced. 

Lean Frontiers’ President, Jim  Huntzinger, stated, “Every function in an organization has a unique and crucial role in supporting the lean enterprise. We’re delighted to add the concept of product and process development to our wide range of focused summit offerings because of the significant impact this provides to an organization. Daily improvements in operations is most often associated with lean, but gains made in operations, while necessary, pale in comparison to cost savings and improvements realized in lean-centric product and process design.”

The Lean Product and Process Development Exchange, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization created to foster opportunities to grow and share the knowledge, expertise and experiences that help organizations use lean product development to dramatically improve product development performance.

Huntzinger added, “Thanks to Katherine Radeka's leadership, LPPDE has done an outstanding job building the lean product and process development community. We look forward to expanding LPPDE's legacy of quality knowledge-exchange and networking events that help participants accelerate their progress with lean product development." LPPDE board members include Durward K. Sobek II, Ph.D., Professor at Montana State University, Katherine Radeka, President, Whittier Consulting Group, Inc., Michael N. Kennedy, President, Targeted Convergence Corporation, Jim Huntzinger, Founder Lean Frontiers, and Rich Gildersleeve, Chief Technology Officer, DJO, Inc.

Since 2005 Lean Frontiers has provided narrowly focused events aimed at helping organizational silos understand how they can best support lean thinking. The company produces the Lean Accounting Summit, Lean HR Summit, Lean Logistics Summit, TWI Summit, Asia Pacific Lean Business and Accounting Summit, and will soon offer a Lean IT Summit and Lean Sales & Marketing Summit.

Learn more about LPPDE by visiting www.lppde.org.

Learn more about Lean Frontiers by visiting www.leanfrontiers.com.