... and academics in pursuit of achieving AM technology integration. 3D printing Technology integration Industry 4.0 Industrialization Product development Production development Smart production Capability theory Resource-based view Interesting because: This paper explores additive...

...) into the product development process (PDP) of manufacturing companies in southern Brazil, with the objective of improving market performance (MP). Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted with 110 product development managers to evaluate the level of LM and I4.0 principles, PDP phases...

... of a supply chain, it is a less spatial concern and more of the way the power is gained and used that determines the trust and equity in a supply chain relationship (Reimann and Ketchen, 2017). Buyer–supplier power relationship Quality management Product development Process management Material...

... and operations to secure preparations for production ramp-up. The purpose of this paper is to investigate OEM–supplier integration in a new product development (NPD) project to prepare for production ramp-up. Design/methodology/approach The results presented in this paper are based on a real-time...

... is aimed at validating in an industrial environment the PSSLDM integrated with the tools needed for its adoption, with the aim of obtaining the system development full prototype. Product Service System Service Engineering Product development Lean design Service systems Knowledge-based systems...

... on operational performance. Since most of these companies develop highly customized products, the role of agility on new product development can have a huge impact on their operational performance. Findings – Agile manufacturing is not yet a widespread philosophy of managing for the companies studied...

.... Design/methodology/approach – A literature review and a multiple-case study were used to achieve the purpose of the paper. The multiple-case study was based on two product development projects in a low-volume manufacturing company. Findings – The main identified characteristics of the product...

...Nikolaos Madenas; Ashutosh Tiwari; Christopher Turner; Sophie Peachey Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify measure and prioritise the perceived importance of supply chain issues within the automotive industry related to information flow during product development (PD). Design...

... and the business partners. Evidently, different manufacturers differently implement their environmental practices for sustainable product development depending on various driving factors such as customer awareness, legislation, economic benefits and competitive strategies, etc. In theory, manufacturers can...

... and manufacturing engineers, in a development project faced with uncertainty and equivocality. Design/methodology/approach – The results originate from a longitudinal single-case study of a commercial product development project. Findings – Three communication challenges are identified: clarity...

... that the interface between R&D and manufacturing crosses organizational borders. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Product development processes can be described as the exchange and utilization of information and knowledge, like a communication web (Brown and Eisenhardt, 1995). In a similar...

... related to new product development (NPD). The purpose of this paper is to provide preliminary analysis, and propose improvements to NPD screening processes, which can facilitate reduction of disbenefits and negative consequences that can arise from new manufactured goods. Design/methodology/approach...

...L. Wang; X.G. Ming; F.B. Kong; D. Li; P.P. Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce a step‐by‐step implementation framework for lean product development (LPD), from the marketing research on product development process, product design to the launch of final production. Design...

... The research objectives are achieved through implementing the concept in a case company, where various measures of information management are taken into consideration. This empirical study is conducted with a view to formulating and validating the information flow among product development (PD) participants...

... product development. The paper is based on a larger research on alliances in the Malaysian manufacturing industry. Design/methodology/approach The antecedents and outcomes of organisational learning were tested using structural equation modelling, based on data collected from 335 organisations through...

...Angelo Corallo; Robert Laubacher; Alessandro Margherita; Giuseppe Turrisi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show with figures the potentialities of knowledge‐based engineering (KBE) methods in new product development (NPD). It estimates the business value generated by a tool which integrates...

...Dwi Larso; Toni Doolen; Marla Hacker Purpose The ability of production organizations to respond quickly to changes in the market with new products requires flexibility. The relationship between manufacturing flexibility and the performance of organizations in new product development is not well...

... at Salzer. This is mainly due to the reason that the currently adopted new product development practice is dominated by manual effort and outsourcing of NC code generation process. The current practice being followed to develop a new product, albeit done rarely is described here. When a requirement...

... to time‐to‐volume has been identified (Terwiesch and Bohn, 2001), which makes the production ramp‐up phase particularly interesting. Production ramp‐up is the initial period of commercial production, when product development should be finished. However, this is not always the case. In fact, late...

...‐tech firm development; it is based on an in‐depth longitudinal study; and it results from an academic‐practitioner collaborative work. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 New products Product development Uncertainty management The purpose of this study is to examine how firms...