Digital Lean Exchange provides consulting, training, and R&D services to the engineering and manufacturing sectors, leveraging deep industrial expertise in Product Development, Digital Transformation, and Industry 4.0–enabling technologies. The company also supports sustainability initiatives through the application of Circular Economy principles and Remanufacturing practices.

We help companies improve product design and development performance by applying Lean Product Development and Set-Based Concurrent Engineering (SBCE), supported by proven methods such as Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Failure Model Effective Analysis (FMEA) and Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA). Our approach enables organisations to enhance innovation, reduce development lead time, improve design quality, and lower lifecycle costs by systematically capturing and reusing knowledge, formalising process and resource capabilities, and solving design and manufacturing problems. The result is a robust knowledge environment that supports faster, more informed decision-making throughout the product development lifecycle.

We support organisations in achieving practical, value-driven digital transformation by translating Industry 4.0 technologies into measurable business outcomes. Our consulting services begin with a structured assessment of product design and manufacturing practices to identify gaps, opportunities, and priority use cases where digital technologies can deliver the greatest impact. We define clear transformation roadmaps that improve operational efficiency, quality, flexibility, and time to market—ensuring investments in digital technologies are aligned with business objectives. In parallel, we help companies modernise their current product portfolios by transforming existing products into smart, connected IoT network solutions and by designing new intelligent products leveraging IoT and AI/ML technologies. The result is accelerated innovation, data-driven decision-making, new service-based revenue models, and a sustainable competitive advantage.

We help organizations accelerate their sustainability journey by embedding circular economy principles into their products and operations. Through advanced remanufacturing solutions, we enable companies to extend product lifecycles, reduce environmental impact, and create measurable economic and environmental value. Our remanufacturing approach restores used products—or their components—to at least their original performance, backed by a warranty equivalent to that of a newly manufactured product. By harnessing emerging and digital-enabling technologies, we return products to an as-good-as-new condition. Rigorous testing ensures every remanufactured product meets its original design and functional specifications, delivering quality, reliability, and trust.

• • Circular Remanufacturing Operations
    Traditional remanufacturing enabled by advanced de-manufacturing processes, including disassembly, separation, and sorting. Our proprietary Remanufacturing Process Model maximizes material recovery, minimizes waste, and reduces resource consumption.

• • Digital and Smart Remanufacturing
    Transformation of existing products into IoT-enabled systems that improve traceability, condition monitoring, and lifecycle management—enhancing remanufacturing efficiency while supporting data-driven sustainability reporting.

• • Design for Remanufacturing
    Integration of remanufacturing principles at the conceptual design stage to improve durability, recoverability, and circularity—ensuring sustainability is built into the product from day one.

By enabling remanufacturing at scale, we help companies reduce carbon emissions, conserve critical resources, and meet evolving regulatory and ESG (environmental, social, and governance standards) requirements—while delivering high-quality products that perform like new.

Dr Ahmed Al-Ashaab

Dr Ahmed Al-Ashaab hold PhD in manufacturing engineering and MSc in Computer Integrated Manufacturing from Loughborough University. He is a highly effective Reader in Lean Product Development with over 20 years of strategic experience leveraging academic research to drive transformation within the manufacturing sector. Specialist in the integration and hands-on implementation of Lean Product Development (LeanPD), Set-based Concurrent Engineering (SBCE), Agile Hardware Development (Scrum/Sprint), Remanufacturing and digital transformation within product lifecycles. Successfully delivered large-scale process transformation and performance uplift for tier-one global partners, including Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Atlas Copco Getreg, Caltec, OTT-HydroMet, MOOG. Dr Al-Ashaab has deep technical expertise in leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies—notably Digital Twin, IoT Network, and Generative AI CAD—to establish scalable LeanPD environments and optimise industrial performance.

Dr Yuri

Dr. Yuri holds a PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Transformation, and has earned certificates in Digital Transformation and Data Analytics from Stanford University and Financial Analysis from the University of Oxford. She currently serves as a Researcher in the Department of Computer Science and Technology at the University of Cambridge, and as Co-Director of the Cam AI Lab. Previously, she was a Scholar Fellow and Professorial Committee Boarder at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and a Professor at the London School of Innovation. From 2021 to 2025, she served consecutively as a United Nations Advisor Boarder on Artificial Intelligence. Her research and applications focus on advancing the integration and innovation of AI/ML technologies in the digital transformation of businesses, as well as in critical sectors such as healthcare, retail, advanced manufacturing, energy and FinTech.

Mr Bomi Temowo

Bomi Temowo is an engineer focused on digital transformation and operational resilience, with a track record of delivering high-value efficiency. He integrates the technical fluency gained from his Mechanical Engineering studies at Loughborough University and MSc in Global Product Development and Management at Cranfield University with quantitative strategy to optimise complex systems. From restructuring business operations to designing autonomous irrigation networks, Bomi leverages critical thinking and real-time data analytics to eliminate systemic waste. His diverse experience ranges from facilitating process improvements at Rolls Royce Developmental & Experimental Engineering to IT startup project management and strategic operations for leadership teams. He is dedicated to advancing “Man-Machine Alliances” to enable proactive, evidence-based decision-making.