... et al., 2017). AM technology resources and capabilities can be distinguished based on the added value to a manufacturing company (Klahn et al., 2020 ; Fontana et al., 2019) and its impact on areas such as product development (Renjith et al., 2020), production...

...) 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...

... 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Buyer–supplier power relationship Quality management Product development Process management Material management Information systems As a manufacturing firm's emphasis moves from...

... 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...

... Product Service System Service Engineering Product development Lean design Service systems Knowledge-based systems The growing importance of the services in the last decades has pushed manufacturing companies to change their traditional product-oriented business model towards a new one, based...

... 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...

... that the interface between R&D and manufacturing crosses organizational borders. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Trust Product development R&D-manufacturing interface Buyer-supplier collaboration Knowledge integration Suppliers are increasingly contributing to their buyer's...

... 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...

... 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...

... Stahre can be contacted at: johan.stahre@chalmers.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Information Critical path analysis Production planning Product development To meet global competition in dynamic and fast moving markets, the frequency of new product introductions...

... researchers. The research work reported in this paper has been pursued in this context. S. Vinodh can be contacted at: vinodh_sekar82@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Agile production Computer aided design Computer aided manufacturing Product development...

... firms, however, seek opportunities in disruptive contexts where neither their products nor the corresponding market generally exist at the time of the disruption. In this context, goals cannot be defined easily, markets cannot guide product development, and causal rationality does not work anymore. How...