Innovating in product/process development: gaining pace in new product development

Innovation is a critical factor in the success of industrial companies, and just as essential is the need to get innovative products to the market quickly.Therefore, it is important to talk about the "management of product development time" because, under this new paradigm, companies capable of "mastering" the development time will launch their product into the market, after making useof no more than the planned time and resources, at the precise moment when itwill achieve the highest acceptance ratio in the market. The main objective should be to provide the means of stimulating the creation of innovative ideas in general, with a specific focus on potential product/process improvements and on problem solving. These ideas have necessarily to be collected throughout the Extended Enterprise from people involved with the products and processes, and should be developed into innovations in a Project Basis process. Explores aspects related to innovation processes in industry Presents approaches to support these processes by ICT-based Knowledge Management (KM) systems and collaborative working environments INDICE: Product/Process Development.- Innovation in Product/Process Development.- Product/Process Development for the Twenty-First Century.- ICT Tools and Systems Supporting Innovation in Product/Process Development.- ICT Tools for Collaborative Product/Process Design and Innovation Process.- Future Trends.

• ISBN: 978-1-84882-544-4
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 283
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés