Abstract
Since the introduction of Integrated Product development in 1985,
industry has widely been using this model to understand and
articulate their design, business and production activities.
Recently, however, the picture has started to alter, as the nature
of industry’s business has had to adapt to a much more complex
world and in many cases, Integrated Product Development is no
longer a sufficient way of describing industry’s product
development activity. This paper uses the model of Integrated
Product Development as a start-point to exploring the changes that
industry has been undergoing over the fifteen years since it was
introduced and attempts to make pointers in the direction of a new
framework for product development, which should guide industry in
the future.The key research challenges that this paper identifies
include: developing a framework that identifies and supports a
multi-aspect approach to product development; understanding the
strategic conditions that affect product development; developing a
coherent approach to product quality based on product-life
thinking; addressing environmental needs in a proactive manner
through innovation techniques; and understanding both
organisational and technical knowledge-management for improved
product development.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Critical Enthusiasm: Contributions To Design Science |
Place of Publication | Trondheim/Lyngby |
Publisher | NTNU/DTU |
Publication date | 1999 |
Pages | 83-98 |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Event | Critical Enthusiasm: Contributions To Design Science - Lyngby Duration: 1 Jan 1999 → … |
Conference
Conference | Critical Enthusiasm: Contributions To Design Science |
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City | Lyngby |
Period | 01/01/1999 → … |
Keywords
- Innovation
- PD methods
- Core front end
- Decision making
- Fuzzy front end
- New product development
- Tool adoption
- Tools requirements