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- Al Shalabi, Ammar, et al.
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Processes and strategies of NPD : A survey of Malaysian Industry
- 2008
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Ingår i: International Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology. - Toledo, Ohio : Advanced Manufacturing Solutions Co.. - 1524-1548. ; 10:1, s. 91-95
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In recent years, there has been a considerable interest in Malaysian manufacturing firms in New Product Development (NPD) which is considered to be indirectly a booster for the success of a firm. The purpose of the study is to highlight the NPD processes and methods used in Malaysian industry. This paper focuses only on the formal NPD-processes and NPD-strategies. From the available database, it is found that there are 250 confirmed companies from automotive, chemical, and electrical industries, which have R&D facilities; out of which 36% have agreed to participate in the survey, and 29% questionnaires have been used. The results show that the best firms have their R&D and NPD departments either overseas or partially in Malaysia.
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- Hörte, Sven-Åke, et al.
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Product Development in SMEs : A literature review
- 2008
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Ingår i: International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning (IJTIP). - Olney : InderScience Publishers. - 1740-2832 .- 1740-2840. ; 4:3, s. 299-325
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Product Development (PD) in Small and medium-sized Firms (SMEs) is a long-neglected research area, and little cumulative work has been conducted previously. The purpose of this paper is to provide a first overview of the area of PD in SMEs. In doing so, we draw upon a sample of 149 peer-reviewed research papers selected from an initial sample of 5694 papers. The review provides tentative answers to issues such as the analytical and methodological approaches of the papers, which topics or areas of research have been focused on by previous scholars, and what kinds of topics that are well covered.
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- Rundquist, Jonas
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A decision framework for outsourcing of new product development
- 2008
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Ingår i: Manufacturing fundamentals: necessity and sufficiency. - Tokyo : POM. - 9784883616466 ; , s. 1390-1405
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article focuses on the outsourcing of NPD in medium sized firms and especially the decisions connected to outsourcing. Although the framework is probably also useful for small and large firms, the three empirical studies the results explored samples of medium sized firms. NPD is a knowledge intensive activity that requires the ability to handle uncertainties and it 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. 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. A decision framework is presented that describe the decisions process when outsourcing NPD.
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- Rundquist, Jonas, 1964-
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Practices for NPD collaboration : From idea to market launch
- 2008
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- It is known that awareness and use of methods and processes for NPD raise thesuccess rate of NPD projects. PDMA’s studies indicate that the use of NPD processesis increasing. However, their sample covers only large firms and addresses samples ofonly US firms. The present paper focuses on the use of methods and processes inmedium sized firms. The study is a repeat study of a survey presented at the EIASMconference in Sofia Antipolis in 2002 and later published in 2004. This survey willbe repeated in Swedish firms every fifth year. It was originally motivated by the repeated PDMA survey of NPD practices.The survey of 2007 has a general purpose to describe practices for NPD in medium sized firms and make a comparison over time possible in order to find trends or changes. But as a special theme the 2007 survey maps: a) sources for new ideas (“the fuzzy front end”), and b) methods and practices for collaboration when outsourcing NPD.
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- Rundquist, Jonas
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World-class or Good Enough : The Choice of Partner when Outsourcing New Product Development in Medium-Sized Firms
- 2008
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Ingår i: International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM). - Singapore : World Scientific. - 0219-8770. ; 5:4, s. 423-445
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Research on outsourcing normally focuses on outsourcing of production and often uses large firms as samples. Only a few studies address the outsourcing of services or knowledge-intensive activities such as new product development (NPD), and especially in the context of medium-sized firms. Our earlier research in medium-sized firms indicates that outsourcing of NPD is frequent in medium-sized firms, and that there is a lack of knowledge about the phenomenon. This article offers a theoretical framework to study the outsourcing of NPD, and includes the results from a longitudinal case study carried out in six Swedish medium-sized firms to help understand the rationales behind outsourcing of NPD. Results from the present study indicate that ‘good enough’ is the keyword for medium-sized firms with limited resources. This means that it is considered more important with proximity and trust than world class competence, since close and frequent contacts are crucial, when outsourcing knowledge-intensive activities such as NPD. A conceptual model and a definition of the good enough concept are also presented.
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