Key issues in managing the product development process in very small manufacturing companies

Author

Lewis, A. ; Brown, R.

Author_Institution

Design Eng. Res. Centre, Univ. of Wales Inst., Cardiff, UK

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Abstract

This paper describes four case studies of product development within very small manufacturing companies in the UK. The case studies were developed as part of a project aim, inter alia, was to determine those issues which bore most heavily upon the success of the development process. The case studies focused on companies who were employing specific design expertise for the first time. Each of the case studies highlighted a variety of issues which need to be considered by managers involved in or responsible for the product development process

Keywords

manufacture; manufacturing industries; product development; research and development management; R&D; UK; case studies; key issues; product development process management; project aim; specific design expertise; success; very small manufacturing companies; Boring; Collaborative work; Communication effectiveness; Companies; Costs; Design engineering; Manufacturing processes; Product design; Product development; Pulp manufacturing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

1-890843-02-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1999.808092

Filename

808092