Essays about: "NPD"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 75 essays containing the word NPD.

  1. 16. The decision behind outsourcing New Product Development : An exploratory case study in the context of technical products

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Ebba Öhlin; [2020]
    Keywords : Outsourcing; make-or-buy; decision-making; model; factors; NPD; Utkontraktering; köpa eller göra; beslutsfattande; modell; faktorer; NPU;

    Abstract : In todays increased globalized business world and with a firms’ ongoing need for higher quality and lower costs, outsourcing is a popular strategy for companies to use. This thesis intends to study outsourcing in the context of new product development (NPD). The aim of this research is to contribute to the field of operations management. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Application of Futures Studies in Innovation Processes : Scenario methods as a tool to facilitate flexibility and enable future resilient products

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Linda Eriksson; Lina Simme; [2020]
    Keywords : futures studies; foresight; scenarios; innovation; innovation process; NPD; new product development;

    Abstract : Companies are pressured by dynamic markets and the increase of innovation speed, technology change and shortening of product life cycles. They need to attend to customer demands and ever-changing environmental conditions, policies and regulations set by governments and institutions in order to stay relevant on the market and be allowed to operate. READ MORE

  4. 18. The process of product development in small agricultural firms : a multiple case study of Swedish lamb producers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Hugo Hultin; Simon Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : agricultural sector; farmers; gotland; new food product development; new product development; NPD process; Sheep farmers; small firms;

    Abstract : This study provides a better understanding of small-scale farmers New Product Development (NPD) processes, what activities farmers undertake within and how they work with NPD processes. NPD plays a crucial role in creating and maintaining competitiveness in many industries and its importance has grown over the years due to changing market conditions, also in the agricultural sector. READ MORE

  5. 19. Integrating Market-based Partners Into Fuzzy Front End of New Product Development

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Naveen Mayilvaganan; Juet Jacob; [2019]
    Keywords : Fuzzy front-end of innovation FFE ; Market-based partners suppliers and customers ; Integration; New product development NPD .;

    Abstract : Background: It is argued that most of the new product do not fail in the end but it fails in the beginning of the innovation. Managing front end of NPD, is the most important and difficult challenges facing the innovation managers. Effectively promoting front end activities can contribute directly to the success of the new product. READ MORE

  6. 20. A knowledge-based perspective on VR applications in the New Product Development process. : An exploratory case study

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    Author : Albin Andersson; Shkölqim Fejzi; [2019]
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    Abstract : In order to sustain and compete in the globalized market, firms are in the continuous development of their new product development (NPD) process. Multiple researchers have studied how to achieve a well-functioning process, by developing theories and capturing its characteristics with models. READ MORE