Author : American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Winter Annual Meeting
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis Some Essential Elements for Superior Product Development by : American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Winter Annual Meeting
Download or read book Some Essential Elements for Superior Product Development written by American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Winter Annual Meeting and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper is the first in a series that outline Some essential elements for superior product development. These elements are extracted from case studies of leading U.S. companies that are competing directly and successfully against the Japanese. The case studies span the entire product development process, from product conception through manufacture. This initial work provides an overview of some of these elements and presents them as part of a “product development methodology”. Thus, the essential elements can serve as a guide for discussion of new product development. As many U.S. industries find themselves increasingly noncompetitive against Japanese, much manufacturing and engineering work is being transferred from the U.S. to Japan. However, some U.S. firms are competing successfully by changing their product development process. It is from these cases the essential elements described in this paper are derived.