Reducing cycle time by optimizing your product portfolio

With companies continually striving to reduce cycle time on the heels of significant gains, many are finding that further substantial improvement is difficult to achieve. John Carter will discuss factors influencing the limits to cycle time reduction and how to overcome those obstacles to gain further advantages. He discusses how to gain competitive advantage by coupling product development and product portfolio strategy. The result is a review of the trade off between the product portfolio and time to market. Benchmarks and best practices will be presented that can help you optimize your product mix in order to minimize cycle time and maximize profit potential