Revolutionizing Product Development: Quantum Leaps in Speed, Efficiency and Quality - Hardcover

Wheelwright, Steven C.; Clark, Kim B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0029055156 ISBN 13: 9780029055151

Publisher: The Free Press, 1992

Synopsis

A company's capability to conceive and design quality prototypes, and bring a product to market quicker than its competitors is increasingly the focal point of competition, according to the authors of this book. At the core of a successful new product launch is management's ability to integrate the marketing, manufacturing, and design functions for problem solving and fast action, particularly during the critical design-build-test cycles of prototype creation. Companies that consistently "design it right the first time" have a formidable edge in the crucial race to market.

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Product Description

The authors argue that a company's capability to conceive and design quality prototypes which are rapidly available is increasingly the focal point of competition. Success is dependent on management's ability to integrate the marketing, manufacturing and design functions effectively.

Review

H. Kent Bowen Ford Professor of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Brings together the elements of best practice but also creates a complete conceptual model for the product development process valid for years to come. The numerous product examples, methods, exhibits, and tables will facilitate the book's use by educators, practitioners, and managers who will welcome the combination of broad concepts with specifics and how-to's.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Free Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0029055156
• ISBN 13: 9780029055151
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 400