Factors Affecting New Product Developments

Abstract

Fourteen commercial and 13 Department of Defense (DoD) new product developments are reviewed and analyzed to understand the factors responsible for reducing development times. The major groupings of factors affecting new product developments were found to be the extent and character of functional interactions, disciplined product development techniques and methods development process adaptations and to a limited extent capital investments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA487776

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  • John T. Shields

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  • Defense Systems Management College

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  • Acquisition
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