Publications/Presentations
Oehmen, J., (Ed.), “The Guide to Lean Enablers for Managing Engineering Programs”, version 1.0, Joint MIT-PMI-INCOSE Community of Practice on Lean Program Management, URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70495, June 2012. Awarded the 2013 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award.
Mayrl, P., Oehmen, J., Rebentisch, E., “Customer Value in Lean Product Development”, LAI Paper Series: “Lean Product Development for Practitioners”, May 2012.
Oehmen, J., Rebentisch, E., Kinscher,K., “Program Management for Large Scale Engineering Programs”, LAI Paper Series: “Lean Product Development for Practitioners”, December 2011.
Knoblinger, C., Oehmen, J., Rebentisch, E., Seering, W., and Helten, K., “Requirements for Product Development Self-Assessment Tools”, presented at the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED11, 15-18 August 2011, Copenhagen Denmark.
Oehmen, J. and Rebentisch, E.: “Der Informationsfluss muss effizient sein” (in German; The information flow must be efficient). IO Management, Switzerland, July/ August 2011, Nr. 7/8, pp. 58-62
Hoppmann, J., Rebentisch, E., Dombrowski, U., and Zahn, T., “A Framework for Organizing Lean Product Development”, Engineering Management Journal, Volume 22, Issue 4 (December), 2010.
Oehmen, J., Rebentisch, E., “Lean Program Management”, LAI Paper Series: “Lean Product Development for Practitioners”, October 2010.
Oehmen, J., Rebentisch, E.: “Compilation of Lean Now! Project Reports”, LAI White Paper, Cambridge, MA, October 2010.
Oehmen, J., Rebentisch, E., “Waste in Lean Product Development”, LAI Paper Series: “Lean Product Development for Practitioners”, July 2010.
Rebentisch, E., and Hoppmann, J., “An Implementation Roadmap for Lean Product Development”, presented at the Lean Product and Process Development Exchange (LPPDE) conference, 21 April 2010, Hilton Head, SC.
Oehmen, J., Rebentisch, E., “Risk Management in Lean PD”, LAI Paper Series: “Lean Product Development for Practitioners”, March 2010.
Gordon, M., Musso, C., Rebentisch, E., and Gupta, N., “The Path to Developing Successful New Products”, Operations Practice, McKinsey Quarterly, Jan 2010.
Hoppmann, J., Rebentisch, E., Dombrowski, U., and Zahn, T., “Toward a Theory of Lean Product Development”, LAI White Paper WP09-01, 30 November 2009.
Hoppmann, J., Rebentisch, E., Dombrowski, U., and Zahn, T., “Implementation of Lean Product Development – An Empirical Analysis”, LAI White Paper WP09-02, 30 November 2009.
Hoppmann, J., Rebentisch, E., Dombrowski, U., and Zahn, T., “A Roadmap for Implementing Lean Product Development”, LAI White Paper WP09-03, 30 November 2009.
Makumbe, P., Seering, W., & Rebentisch, E: “Beyond Cost: Complexity and Global Product Development Location Advantage”. (Submitted to Research Policy)
Makumbe, P., Seering, W., & Rebentisch, E: “Beyond Outsourcing: Global Product Development and Mode Choice in Complex Product Development”. (Revise and resubmit at the POM Journal)
Gordon, M., Musso, C., and Rebentisch, E. (2009). “The Path to Developing Successful New Products”, Wall Street Journal and Sloan Management Review Business Insight, 30 November 2009.
Makumbe, P., Gupta, N., Rebentisch, E., Seering, W., Barrett, C., Gordon, M., Musso, C., Link, J.: “Product Development Practices to Meet Both Financial and Non-financial Objectives”, presentation at the 33rd International PDMA Conference,AnaheimCA, Oct 2009.
Long, D., Seering, W., Rebentisch, E., (2009). “Finding Opportunities For Commonality in Complex Systems”, International Conference On Engineering Design 09, August 2009 atStanford,CA.
Pedzi Makumbe, Warren Seering and Eric Rebentisch, “Beyond Cost: Product Complexity and the Global Product Development Location Advantage”, International Conference On Engineering Design 09, August 2009 atStanford,CA.
Hoppmann, J., Rebentisch, E., Dombrowski, U., and Zahn, T. “Efficient Introduction of Lean in Product Development: Results of the Survey”, Lean Advancement Initiative (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Institute for Manufacturing and Operations Research (TechnicalUniversity of Braunschweig) Report, July 2009.
Pedzi Makumbe, Warren Seering and Eric Rebentisch, “Beyond Outsourcing: Global Product Development and Mode Choice In Complex Product Development”, Production and Operations Management Meeting, May 2009 inOrlandoFL.
Marcus Vinicius P. Pessôa, Warren Seering, and Eric Rebentisch, “Understanding The Waste Net: A Method For Waste Elimination Prioritization In Product Development”, working paper January 2008.
Eric Rebentisch, “Lean Product Development” International Council on Aeronautical Systems conference, 17 September 2008, Anchorage AK.
Hugh McManus and Eric Rebentisch, “Experiences in Simulation-Based Education in Engineering Processes”, 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 22 – 25, 2008, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Wirthlin, Joseph R., Seering, Warren, and Rebentisch, Eric, “Understanding Enterprise Risk Across An Aquisition Portfolio: A Grounded Theory Approach”, Systems Engineering and Risk Management Symposium, February 2008, Los Angeles, CA.
Cameron, Bruce G., Crawley, Edward F., Loureiro, Geilson, and Rebentisch, Eric, “Value Flow Mapping: Linking Stakeholder Analysis to Requirements Derivation”, Acta Astronautica, Volume 62, Issues 4-5 (February 15), 2008.
Bador, Damien P.M.D., Warren J. Seering, and Eric S. Rebentisch. “Measuring The Efficiency Of Commonality Implementation: Application To Commercial Aircraft Cockpits”, International Conference On Engineering Design (ICED’07), Cite Des Sciences Et De L’industrie, Paris, France, August 28-31, 2007. Awarded the Lean Enterprise Value Foundation annual prize for best paper, 2007.
McManus, Hugh, Murman, Earll, Rebentisch, Eric, and Stanke, Alexis, “Teaching Lean Thinking Principles Through Hands-on Simulations”, 3rd International CDIO Conference, MIT,Cambridge,Massachusetts, June 11-14, 2007.
Loureiro, Geilson, Crawley, Edward F., Catanzaro, Sandro, and Rebentisch, Eric, “From Value to Architecture—Ranking the Objectives of Space Exploration”, International AstronauticalCongress,ValenciaSpain, Oct 2006,
West, John, et al, “Concept Exploration & Refinement Study: Final Report” Prepared for NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc, September 15, 2005.
Rebentisch, Eric S., Crawley, Edward F., Loureiro, Geilson, Dickmann, John Q., and Catanzaro, Sandro N., “Using Stakeholder Value Analysis to Build Exploration Sustainability”, 1st Space Exploration Conference, Orlando, Florida, January 30, 2005
Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joel and Eric Rebentisch, “The Impact of Instability on Complex Social and Technical Systems,” MIT Engineering Systems Division Internal Symposium (2002) and revised for MIT Engineering Systems External Symposium (2004).
Rebentisch Eric, Donna Rhodes, and Earll Murman, “Lean Systems Engineering Research Initiatives”, Conference on Systems Engineering Research, April 2004.
Dare, Robert, Eric Rebentisch, Earll Murman, “Adaptive Design Using System Representations” Fourteenth Annual International Symposium of the International Council On Systems Engineering (INCOSE), June 2004.
Rebentisch, Eric and Ronald Jobo, “Lean Now: Using a Research Community to Understand Change in the Acquisition Enterprise”, Acquisition Review Quarterly, Aug-Nov, 2004.
Carlile, Paul, and Eric Rebentisch, “Into the Black Box: The Knowledge Transformation Cycle”, pp. 1180-1995, Vol 49, No. 9 (September) 2003, Management Science.
Wirthlin, Joseph R. and Eric Rebentisch, “Idealized Front End Process and Maturity Matrix: A Tool for Self-Assessment and Process Maturity Leading Up to Product Launch Decisions”, INCOSE 13th Annual International Symposium,Washington,D.C., July 2003.
Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joel, Betty Barrett, Eric Rebentisch, Thomas Kochan and Rob Scott, “Developing a 21st Century Aerospace Workforce” Policy White Paper for submission to the Human Capital Task Force, The U.S. Commission on the Future of the Aerospace Industry, November 2001
Murman, Earll, Thomas Allen, Kirkor Bozdogan, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Hugh McManus, Deborah Nightingale, Eric Rebentisch, Tom Shields, Fred Stahl, Myles Walton, Joyce Warmkessel, Stanley Weiss, and Sheila Widnall, “Lean Enterprise Value”, 2001, Palgrave.
Murman, Earll M., Walton, Myles, Rebentisch, Eric, “Challenges in the Better, Faster, Cheaper Era of Aeronautical Design, Engineering and Manufacturing”, Aeronautical Journal, 104 (1040): 481-489 Oct 2000. Awarded best paper prize (2000) for product development.
Mandelbaum, Jay, William S. Kaplan, Wesley Harris, Michelle Kordell, Paul McMahon, and Eric Rebentisch, “Incentive Strategies for Defense Acquisitions“, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Reform, April 2001
Rebentisch, E., “Creating Value Across The Enterprise: Pathways to a Robust and Prosperous US Aerospace Enterprise“, February 2000 MIT Lean Aerospace Initiative white paper.
Heberling, Michael, J. Ronald McDDonald, R. Michael Nanzer, Eric Rebentisch, and Kimberly Sterling, “Using Commercial Suppliers – Barriers and Opportunities“, Program Manager, July-August, 1998.
Anderson, Michael, and Eric Rebentisch, “Commercial Practices – Dilemma or Opportunity?”, Program Manager , March-April 1998.
Katz, Ralph, Eric Rebentisch, and Tom Allen, “A Study of Technology Transfer in a Multinational Cooperative Joint Venture,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, February, 1996
Rebentisch, E., “A Study of Technology Transfer in a Multinational Cooperative Joint Venture“, 1996 MIT ICRMOT working paper
Rebentisch, E. “Knowledge in Flux: The Transfer of Technology and Practice in an International Joint Venture.” (Doctoral Dissertation, MIT Sloan School of Management.) June 1995.
Rebentisch, E. and Ferretti, M., “An Asset-Based View of Technology Transfer in International Joint Ventures,” The Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, July, 1995.