The core of the new product development [NPD] process centers on knowledge creation, utilization and the management of knowledge. This manuscript uses a software firm case to establish a framework to aid managers in deciding on an effective work design configuration for managing a NPD project. A framework is presented which identified five dimensions that affect performance in an NPD work envir...

In this paper we present the state of the art in the field of Computer Aided Innovation (CAI) from a New Product Development (NPD) perspective. Based on a holistic understanding of the innovation process and its support by ICT, we provide an overview of the emerging issue of CAI in the NPD field. In particular, the latest research on the concept of CAI, its categorisation, potential benefits of...

This study investigates the problem of new product development (NPD) under supplier involvement (SI) program in a supply chain comprising a single supplier and a single buyer. The buyer, the Stackelberg leader in the supply chain, configures the design quality of the product and determines the extent of SI – the degree to which the supplier is involved in the NPD project – in order to utilize t...

New product development (NPD) has a significant role to play in the rapidly evolving food supply chain where firms wish to utilise innovative novel ingredients to meet consumers’ increased needs for healthier foods. It is a knowledge intensive process where the generation of new ideas and concepts requires detailed knowledge of both products and consumers. Beta-glucan, a novel soluble fibre, is...

The effective management of the new product development (NPD) process is essential for the survival of a business in today’s marketplace. NPD typically involves a number of disciplines. It also takes place in a context of competing requirements and influences—e.g. short time-to-market vs. high quality of product—which have led to the introduction of concurrent and collaborative engineering tech...

Large high-technology companies operate in fiercely competitive international markets. To succeed they need to shorten the cycle time of new product development (NPD) while improving product quality and maintaining or reducing the total resources required. Their abilities to meet these business goals depend on how extensively and effectively they collect, analyze, and utilize requirements in th...

Although chief executive officers (CEOs) are the primary decision-makers in their firms, there has been little research on how CEOs' decision styles affect firm performance. This study explores relationships between performance and two key dimensions of CEO style, namely use heuristics standards. We conceptualize speed innovativeness new product development (NPD) as mediators these relationship...

Research on outsourcing normally focuses outsourcing of production and often uses largefirms as sample. Only a few studies address the outsourcing of knowledge intense activities asnew product development (NPD) and especially in a SME context. Our earlier research inSwedish SMEs indicates that outsourcing of NPD is frequent in SMEs and that there is a lackof knowledge on the phe...

Alliedsignal Aerospace committed to disciplined corporate-wide sofnvae process improvement in 1992 using the Sofnare Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Software Capability A4aturity Model (CM&@ This paper describes the approach taken by AlliedSignal and the results achieved. The improvement initiative covers all software development and maintenance activities in product development that a#ect the qu...

MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF A RESAERCH LAB OPERATIONS 141 Balbinder S. Deo (University of Northern British Columbia) BUSINESS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FROM OUTSOURCING: 142 AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF CANADIAN BUSINESSES Uma Kumar, Irfan Butt, Joanne McNeish, Allen Brown, and Bhasker Mukerji (Carleton University) MAKING MANAGERIAL SENSE OF A TECHNICAL INFORMATION 143 GENERATEDUSING MATERIALS FLOW ANALY...