Product Innovation Leading Change through Integrated Product Development [Paperback]

Covers product innovation from an Integrated Product Development (IPD) perspective, using leading edge methods and techniques.The purpose of the book is to describe, assess, and apply the latest constructs, methods, techniques, and processes for enabling managers, professionals, and practitioners to be more effective in designing, developing, and commercializing new products and services. It provides guidance and support in formulating and executing NPD programs for business practitioners and MBA students. The book is written from an Integrated Product Development (IPD) perspective, linking all aspects of marketing, costing and manufacturing into the development process even before the first prototype is built.The purpose of the book is to describe, assess, and apply the latest constructs, methods, techniques, and processes for enabling managers, professionals, and practitioners to be more effective in designing, developing, and commercializing new products and services. It provides guidance and support in formulating and executing NPD programs for business practitioners and MBA students. The book is written from an Integrated Product Development (IPD) perspective, linking all aspects of marketing, costing and manufacturing into the development process even before the first prototype is built.This book describes the latest constructs, techniques, and processes for enabling managers, professionals, and practitioners to be more effective in designing, developing, and commercializing new products and services. Written from an Integrated Product Development (IPD) perspective, it provides guidance and support in formulating and executing IPD programs for business practitioners and MBA students.Preface; Part I. Product Innovation, Strategic Logic, & the New Product Development Process: 1. Introduction to product innovation and new product development; 2. Strategic logic of product innovation; 3. New product development process and organizational aspects; Part II. EslÓ>