Between product development and mass production

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN PRODUCTION – NETWORKS

This paper presents an overview of new approaches in rapid product development in production networks from design points of view. The manufacturing industries are changing their focus to global sourcing as a means to improve performance and enhance competitiveness. Some partnerships created with this strategy improve product development through collaborative design. With the advent of e-Commerc...

product development in production – networks

this paper presents an overview of new approaches in rapid product development in production networks from design points of view. the manufacturing industries are changing their focus to global sourcing as a means to improve performance and enhance competitiveness. some partnerships created with this strategy improve product development through collaborative design. with the advent of e-commerc...

Interfaces between technology development, product development and production: Critical factors and a conceptual model

Mass Collaboration in Software Product Development Between Developers and Users: Champion as Emergent Role

In this paper we investigate the role of champions in processes of mass collaboration in software product development. The case is Get Satisfaction, a company and social media platform for engaging end users and customers in product development activities. We employ a mixed methods approach, combining social network analysis (SNA) and interaction analysis (IA). We found that when scaling up, a ...

Managing Automotive Product Development

The new product development (NPD) is the process by which a new product idea is conceived, investigated, taken through the design process, manufactured, marketed and serviced. In Automotive Engineering these related to the product realization process (PRP) which consists of five phases: "Plan and Define Program", "Product Design and Development", "Process Design and...