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- Al-Shalabi, Ammar, et al.
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Outsourcing and organizing of NPD : A Survey of Malaysian industry
- 2007
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Ingår i: Proceedings from EIASM 14th IPDMC. - : European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM). ; , s. 12-
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Konferensbidrag (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Malaysian manufacturing firms are interested in New Product Development (NPD) methods, due to the fact that they are competitive tools for survival. The purpose of the present study is to investigate NPD practices in Malaysia, in particular the outsourcing of NPD and the organizing of NPD. We achieved our objectives by conducting a survey of 72 companies in the automotive, chemical, and electrical industries and analyzing the results. Managers involved in NPD will benefit from the findings presented in this paper. The results indicate that the NPD practices used in Malaysian firms focus more on production cost and manufacturability, whereas the need for increased knowledge receives lower priority.
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- Rundquist, Jonas
(författare)
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Beställarkompetens vid beställning av projekt
- 2007
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Ingår i: Perspektiv på innovation, kvalitet och projektledning. - Halmstad : Högskolan i Halmstad, sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET). ; , s. 133-146
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- De projekt som misslyckas, misslyckas oftast i början av projektet (vid beställningen) eller i slutet av projektet, då projektets resultat ska överlämnas till beställaren. Detta kan bero på att beställaren och projektledaren inte samverkar på ett bra sätt före, under och efter projektet. Samspelet mellan beställaren och projektledaren har börjat belysas under de senaste åren. Så, vad innebär det att vara beställare av ett projekt och vilka kompetenser behöver en beställare till projekt? I denna artikel presenteras två delstudier; en kvalitativ studie bestående av fyra workshops med professionella projektledare och en kvantitativ studie med en enkät besvarad av projektledare inom privata, offentliga och ideella organisationer.
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- Rundquist, Jonas
(författare)
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Integrating knowledge generated in a distributed product development process
- 2007
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Ingår i: Proceedings of EIASM. - Porto : University of Porto. ; , s. 11-
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Konferensbidrag (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- The objective of the present study is to investigate how different types of knowledge,generated in product development in an alliance context, are integrated to the individualfirm. Knowledge is categorized as thematic knowledge, process knowledge, and generalknowledge. Knowledge sharing is categorized according to level of involvement. Resultsindicate a very high representation of impersonal knowledge sharing (server ordocuments), even if there is a high degree of belief among the respondents that personalmeetings and continuous knowledge sharing would be better. The present study uses acase study approach in three medium sized manufacturing firms.
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- Rundquist, Jonas
(författare)
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Outsourcing en el desarollo de nuevo productos más allá de la participatión del proveedor
- 2007
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Ingår i: El Hombre y la Máquina. - Cali, Colombia : Universidad Autónoma de Occidente. - 0121-0777. ; 19:29, s. 48-57
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Este documento presenta los resultados de un estudio realizado en cuatro empresas suecas, de mediano tamaño, para entender los razonamientos detrás del outsourcing en la innovación. Se aborda especialmente el problema de integrar conocimiento desarrollado en la empresa que requiere el outsourcing, esto es analizado, evidenciando oportunidades de mejora. Los resultados indican que para las pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYME), con recursos limitados, puede ser mejor dar prioridad a la proximidad entre empresas antes que al conocimiento de punta, es crucial mantener cercanía y contacto frecuente durante el proceso de outsourcing en aquellas actividades intensivas en conocimiento.
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- Rundquist, Jonas, 1964-
(författare)
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Outsourcing of New Product Development - A decision framework
- 2007
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The focus of this thesis is the outsourcing of activities in the New Product Development (NPD) process. Outsourcing of NPD refers to the outsourcing of development activities for the developing of new products (goods and/or service), where all or just the innovative part of the NPD process is purchased externally based on a contract with organizational units separate from the outsourcing firm. This definition implies that (A) the activity should be an innovative part of the NPD process, (B) the activity should have previously been conducted internally, and (C) the activity should be purchased under a contractual agreement between the organizations.This thesis focuses on the outsourcing of NPD in medium sized firms. Although the framework is probably also useful for small and large firms, the three empirical studies in the thesis explored samples of medium sized firms. NPD is a knowledge intensive activity that requires the ability to handle uncertainties and is very dependent on the individuals involved in the process. In this way it differs from production, which (especially when producing standard items on a large scale) is easier to control, monitor and to evaluate the costs. Therefore, some considerations connected to knowledge acquisition and uncertainty needs to be addressed.A literature review reveals that research on outsourcing often focuses on A) Large firms and B) outsourcing of production activities. In addition, research on NPD usually involves large firms, despite the fact that the interest in product development in small and medium sized firms has grown rapidly in recent years. Since outsourcing of NPD is a method frequently used to access competence, and reduce costs and/or uncertainty, it seems motivated to study the outsourcing of NPD in medium sized firms.The thesis presents a decision framework that is based on three empirical studies (two survey studies and one case study) and a theoretical framework. The theoretical framework presented in the thesis is commonly used to understand outsourcing questions in general. In the present thesis the framework is applied in the specific situation of outsourcing a knowledge intensive activity (such as NPD) in the context of medium sized firms. Transactions cost, resource based, resource dependency, knowledge based, agency cost, and institutional theories are revisited in the thesis.Outsourcing can lead to advantages in form of lower costs, access to knowledge or other resources, as well as access to markets, but it can also result in a knowledge drain, lower motivation among in-house staff, or an increased level of dependency on external organizations. Therefore the decision to outsource is not always a good one, and the pros and cons must be carefully evaluated. The result of the thesis is a decision framework that maps factors affecting the decisions that need to be made when outsourcing NPD. The implications can be of value to the outsourcing firm as well as to the potential outsourcing partner. The framework has been presented to the firms in the studies and thus has already proved its value to some extent.The framework will also be used for the design of the studies that will hopefully take me towards my PhD degree, including a new survey study as well as a case study focusing on knowledge integration.
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- Rundquist, Jonas
(författare)
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Slump eller systematik - om effekten av serendipity i projekt
- 2007
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Ingår i: Perspektiv på innovation, kvalitet och projektledning. - Halmstad : Högskolan i Halmstad, sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET). ; , s. 43-55
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Artikeln belyser begreppet serendipity ur ett antal teoretiska perspektiv och relaterar vidare till ett antal historiska exempel. Slutligen formuleras en sammanställning med tankar om hur förutsättningarna för serendipity kan stärkas i en projektgrupp. Ambitionen är att de teoretiska faktorerna som presenteras i sammanställningen ska kunna testas empiriskt i ett senare skede.
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- Rundquist, Jonas
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The integration of achieved knowledge when outsourcing new product development - six case studies from swedish industry
- 2007
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Ingår i: Proceeding of EurOMA 2007. - Ankara : Bilkent University. - 9789756090237 ; , s. 10-
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Konferensbidrag (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- The purpose of the present study is to describe the process of integrating knowledge created during joint product development projects involving medium sized manufacturing firms, and to find some early factors that can promote success in the integration process. Knowledge integration can be described as spirals within the partners and the alliance network that must interact in order to promote successful integration. On an operational level a technological infrastructure, an organizational infrastructure, and cultural factors can be identified to support the integration. This paper presents a framework for how to analyze the process of knowledge integration when outsourcing new product development (NPD). A case study of six Swedish manufacturing firms, in different industries, was conducted. Results indicate that a culture with high expectations on the potential of the cooperation is the most important part for high integration. Still most firms offer technological and organizational infrastructure without emphasizing the culture of integration.
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- Rundquist, Jonas, et al.
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Upplevelsebaserat lärande i samverkansprojekt med hjälp av en företagssimulering
- 2007
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Konferensbidrag (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Undervisning vid högskola eller universitet innehåller normalt ett antal olika standardformer av undervisning. Exempelvis finns det definierat vid Högskolan i Halmstad (HH) hur mycket betalning en lärare ska ha vid föreläsning, seminarie och handledning. Dessa undervisningsformer är sålunda väl etablerade i högskolesystemet, men passar inte alltid när man ska samverka med organisationer utanför högskolan.Syftet med detta projekt har varit att fokusera på en annan typ av lärande, nämligen upplevelsebaserat lärande, och inom detta specifikt på lärande med hjälp av praktisk simulering eller spel. I vårt fall består upplevelsen av Legolas, en så kallad företagssimulering (en produktionssituation).
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