Developing Products in Half the Time
Developing Products in Half the Time

Author: Preston G. Smith

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1997-10-30

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0471292524

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Advance praise for Developing Products in Half the Time Second Edition New Rules, New Tools Preston G. Smith * Donald G. Reinertsen "This is an exceptional book! Get a new highlighter before you start. There are so many 'ah ha's' in each chapter you will never make it through with an old one." Don LaCombe, Ford Motor Company, Product Development Process Leadership "An excellent book with a strong treatment of the cycle-time consequences of overloading your development capacity. It provides powerful and practical concepts for dealing with this issue." Andrew Aquart, Director Product Development, Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company "This is practical, useful stuff for people competing in highly competitive fast moving business." Dr. Paul Borrill, Chief Scientist, Sun Microsystems "3M has absorbed many of the tools from the original edition, and this new one will be even more useful. The topic of incremental innovation is crucial to us, and I really appreciate its balanced treatment." Ronald H. Kubinski, Manager New Product Commercialization Services, 3M Company "As the authors correctly point out, the Fuzzy Front End is the least expensive place to reduce cycle time. This book is one of the only sources of concepts, methods, and metrics for compressing this critical portion of the development process." David M. Lewis, Product Manager, Eastman Kodak Co. "Using these tools we've more than cut our time to market in half. The new edition of this classic crystallizes the synergy of the fast-to-market techniques, and the icons in the margins highlight the opportunities and pitfalls." Mike Brennan , Vice President of Product Development, Black & Decker

Creating Breakthrough Products
Creating Breakthrough Products

Author: Jonathan Cagan

Publisher: FT Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780139696947

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Creating Breakthrough Products describes the new forces driving product development that companies must master if they want to lead and innovate. It is a step-by-step guide to the new ideal in product development.

Developing Products in Half the Time
Developing Products in Half the Time

Author: Preston G. Smith

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780442020644

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Refreshingly practical answers to the question of how to get good products out faster are revealed in this book. With a holistic treatment of the development cycle, the authors--seasoned specialists in rapid product development--show what works, what doesn't, and why. Numerous examples are dissected to illustrate techniques that can increase development. 55 line drawings.

Managing Technology and Product Development Programmes
Managing Technology and Product Development Programmes

Author: Peter Flinn

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-02-08

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1119517257

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An authoritative guide to new product development for early career engineers and engineering students Managing Technology and Product Development Programmes provides a clear framework and essential guide for understanding how research ideas and new technologies are developed into reliable products which can sold successfully in the private or business marketplace. Drawing on the author’s practical experience in a variety of engineering industries, this important book fills a gap in the product development literature. It links back into the engineering processes that drives the actual creation of products and represents the practical realisation of innovation. Comprehensive in scope, the book reviews all elements of new product development. The topics discussed range from the economics of new product development, the quality processes, prototype development, manufacturing processes, determining customer needs, value proposition and testing. Whilst the book is designed with an emphasis on engineered products, the principles can be applied to other fields as well. This important resource: Takes a holistic approach to new product development Links technology and product development to business needs Structures technology and product development from the basic idea to the completed off-the-shelf product Explores the broad range of skills and the technical expertise needed when developing new products Details the various levels of new technologies and products and how to track where they are in the development cycle Written for engineers and students in engineering, as well as a more experienced audience, and for those funding technology development, Managing Technology and Product Development Programmes offers a thorough understanding of the skills and information engineers need in order to successfully convert ideas and technologies into products that are fit for the marketplace.

The Organisation of Integrated Product Development
The Organisation of Integrated Product Development

Author: Victor Paashuis

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1447136152

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In todays industries, New Product Development (NPD) is often the focal point of competition. Companies that are able effectively to develop, produce and introduce new products are the key competitors in markets where variety and time-to-market play an increasingly important role. This examination into the organisation of Integrated Product Development aims to answer the question: Which integration mechanisms lead to effective co-ordination and overlap of New Product Development activities in which situations? The mechanisms, strat egies and goals, knowledge and skills, and organisational arrangements are presented, and their impact on the results of NPD projects and relationships is discussed. An in-depth understanding of the background and theory is provided, using detailed case s tudies to illustrate both the human and organisational issues in practice.

Managing New Product and Process Development
Managing New Product and Process Development

Author: Steven C. Wheelwright

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-07-06

Total Pages: 919

ISBN-13: 1451602316

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Argues that a company's capability to conceive and design quality prototypes and bring a variety of products to market more quickly than its competitors is increasingly the focal point of competition. The authors present principles for developing speed and efficiency.

Lean Software Development
Lean Software Development

Author: Mary Poppendieck

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 0321150783

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Providing a set of helpful thinking tools, this text aims to assist in translating each lean principle to agile software development practices that match the needs of your domain.

Commercial Aircraft Projects
Commercial Aircraft Projects

Author: Hans-Henrich Altfeld

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-09-19

Total Pages: 553

ISBN-13: 1317163834

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When it comes to very highly complex, commercially funded product-development projects it is not sufficient to apply standard project management techniques to manage and keep them under control. Instead, they need a project management approach which is perfectly adapted to their complex nature. This, however, may generate additional cost and a dilemma arises because in commercially-driven product developments there is the natural tendency to limit the management-related costs. The development of a new commercial aircraft is no exception. In fact, it can be regarded as an extreme example of this kind of project. This is why it is especially useful to analyse the project management capabilities and practices needed to manage them. Cost reductions can still be achieved by concentrating on the essential elements of some project management disciplines, to maintain their principal strengths, and combining them in a pragmatic way on the basis of an integrated architecture. This book goes beyond descriptions of management disciplines found elsewhere in its treatment of the architecture integration necessary to interlink product, process and resources data. Only with this connectedness can the interoperation of the management essentials yield maximum efficiency and effectiveness. Commercial Aircraft Projects: Managing the Development of Highly Complex Products proposes an integrated architecture and details, step-by-step, how it can be used for the management of commercial aircraft development projects. The findings can also be applied to other industrial sectors that produce complex hardware based on design inputs.

The Technology Management Handbook
The Technology Management Handbook

Author: Richard C. Dorf

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1998-07-27

Total Pages: 1190

ISBN-13: 9781420050561

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If you are not already in a management position, chances are you soon will be. According to the Bureau of Statistics, the fastest growing areas of employment for engineers are in engineering/science management. With over 200 contributing authors, The Technology Management Handbook informs and assists the more than 1.5 million engineering managers in the practice of technical management. Written from the technical manager's perspective and written for technologists who are managers, The Technology Management Handbook presents in-depth information on the science and practice of management. Its comprehensive coverage encompasses the field of technology management, offering information on: Entrepreneurship Innovations Economics Marketing Product Development Manufacturing Finance Accounting Project Management Human Resources International Business