An Agenda for Future Research on IT and Product Development

2009 ◽  
pp. 193-201
Author(s):  
Satish Nambisan
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Future Research

Impacts of strategic orientations on new product development and firm performances

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-280
Author(s):  
Wassim J. Aloulou
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
New Product ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Industrial Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Orientations ◽  
Industrial Sectors

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between strategic orientations as well as the role played by them to impact the performance of industrial firms.Design/methodology/approachThe paper formulates some hypotheses from the literature review. These hypotheses are tested using structural equation modeling with data collected from 292 randomly selected firms operating in several industrial sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.FindingsThe findings of this study showed the importance of these strategic orientations in enhancing the performance of Saudi industrial firms and emphasized the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation in the relationships of market orientation and technology orientation to new product development performance and firm performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe study discusses the findings and advances certain limitations and research and managerial implications for future research avenues. It proposes some recommendations to help Saudi firms to choose more than one orientation simultaneously and adopt an appropriate configuration of orientations. Future research has to consider the interplay between these strategic orientations and the impacts of environmental turbulence in terms of market and technology turbulence on strategic orientations – performance relationship.Practical implicationsThe study suggests that managers of Saudi industrial firms should utilize a mix of aspects from several strategic orientations such as market and technology through entrepreneurial capabilities and resources that enhance higher levels of performance.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the literature on entrepreneurship and strategic management by showing the reliability of scales used and the confirmatory of the factor structure. It also contributes to business practices by showing the importance for Saudi firms to combine different strategic orientations and provide more attention to the interplay of these orientations in order to perform better in such a transitional context.

scholarly journals A holistic engineering approach to aeronautical product development

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (1268) ◽  
pp. 1545-1560 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Staack ◽  
K. Amadori ◽  
C. Jouannet
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Autonomous Vehicle ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Operational Environment ◽  
Public Infrastructure ◽  
Development Approach ◽  
Regulatory Decisions

ABSTRACTProduct development, especially in aerospace, has become more and more interconnected with its operational environment. In a constant changing world, the operational environment will be subjected to changes during the life cycle of the product. The operational environment will be affected by not only technical and non-technical perturbations, but also economical, managerial and regulatory decisions, thus requiring a more global product development approach. One way to try tackling such complex and intertwined problem advocates studying the envisioned product or system in the context of system of systems (SoS) engineering. SoSs are all around us, probably in any field of engineering, ranging from integrated transport systems, public infrastructure systems to modern homes equipped with sensors and smart appliances; from cities filling with autonomous vehicle to defence systems.Since also aerospace systems are certainly affected, this work will present a holistic approach to aerospace product development that tries spanning from needs to technology assessment. The proposed approach will be presented and analysed and key enablers and future research directions will be highlighted from an interdisciplinary point of view. Consideration of the surrounding world will require to look beyond classical engineering disciplines.

Combining Lean and Six Sigma in the context of Systems Engineering design

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 290-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
TR Sreeram ◽  
Asokan Thondiyath
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
System Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Work

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a combined framework for system design using Six Sigma and Lean concepts. Systems Engineering has evolved independently and there are numerous tools and techniques available to address issues that may arise in the design of systems. In the context of systems design, the application of Six Sigma and Lean concepts results in a flexible and adaptable framework. A combined framework is presented here that allows better visualization of the system-level components and their interactions at parametric level, and it also illuminates gaps that make way for continuous improvement. The Deming’s Plan-Do-Check-Act is the basis of this framework. Three case studies are presented to evaluate the application of this framework in the context of Systems Engineering design. The paper concludes with a summary of advantages of using a combined framework, its limitations and scope for future work. Design/methodology/approach – Six Sigma, Lean and Systems Engineering approaches combined into a framework for collaborative product development. Findings – The present framework is not rigid and does not attempt to force fit any tools or concepts. The framework is generic and allows flexibility through a plug and play type of implementation. This is important, as engineering change needs vary constantly to meet consumer demands. Therefore, it is important to engrain flexibility in the development of a foundational framework for design-encapsulating improvements and innovation. From a sustainability perspective, it is important to develop techniques that drive rationality in the decisions, especially during tradeoffs and conflicts. Research limitations/implications – Scalability of the approach for large systems where complex interactions exist. Besides, the application of negotiation techniques for more than three persons poses a challenge from a mathematical context. Future research should address these in the context of systems design using Six Sigma and Lean techniques. Practical implications – This paper provides a flexible framework for combining the three techniques based on Six Sigma, Lean and Systems Engineering. Social implications – This paper will influence the construction of agent-based systems, particularly the ones using the Habermas’s theory of social action as the basis for product development. Originality/value – This paper has not been published in any other journal or conference.

Scenario-Based Conjoint Analysis: Measuring Preferences for User Experiences in Early Stage Design

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeji Kim ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
Euiyoung Kim ◽  
Alice M. Agogino
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Conjoint Analysis ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Future Research ◽  
User Experiences ◽  
User Expectations ◽  
Early Stage Design

Conjoint analysis has proven to be a useful method for decomposing and estimating consumer preference for each attribute of a product or service through evaluations of sets of different versions of the product with varying attribute levels. The predictive value of conjoint analysis is confounded, however, by increasing market uncertainties and changes in user expectations. We explore the use of scenario-based conjoint analysis in order to complement qualitative design research methods in the early stages of concept development. The proposed methodology focuses on quantitatively assessing user experiences rather than product features to create experience-driven products, especially in cases in which the technology is advancing beyond consumer familiarity. Rather than replace conventional conjoint analysis for feature selection near the end of the product development cycle, our method broadens the scope of conjoint analysis so that this powerful measurement technique can be applied in the early stage of design to complement qualitative research and drive strategic directions for developing product experiences. We illustrate on a new product development case study of a flexible wearable for parent-child communication and tracking as an example of scenario-based conjoint analysis implementation. The results, limitations, and findings are discussed in more depth followed by future research directions.

scholarly journals A STUDY INVESTIGATING CHALLENGES IN THE INTERFACE BETWEEN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE-INTENSIVE AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (07) ◽  
pp. 965-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. PERNSTÅL ◽  
A. MAGAZINIUS ◽  
T. GORSCHEK
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Process Assessment ◽  
Automotive Systems ◽  
Extensive Analysis ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Software Intensive

The automotive industry is facing a tremendous growth in the engineering of software-intensive systems, giving rise to various challenges. To prevent problems related to the fit of new software technologies in vehicles and the manufacturing processes, a well functioning interaction between the functions for product development and manufacturing is crucial. This is complicated by the fact that the changeable nature of software development causes unprecedented needs for collaboration and coordination between these two functions. This paper reports on a process assessment that focuses on the interface between the functions for product development and manufacturing in the development and design of software-intensive automotive systems. The main purpose of the study was to identify the key issues for improvement in the area assessed. The assessment was performed at two Swedish automotive companies where data were collected from documents and in interviews with practitioners. Nine key improvement issues were established ranging from challenges in requirements engineering to the need for knowledge transfer between manufacturing and product development. In addition, to increase the understandability of the results and map possible avenues for solution and future research, the paper provides an extensive analysis of each improvement issue in relation to the state-of-the-art.

The governance of inter-firm co-development projects in an open innovation setting

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 446-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharlene Biswas ◽  
Chris Akroyd
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Governance Mechanism ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the governance of inter-firm co-development in an open innovation setting and show how a stage-gate product development process can be used to support this relationship. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopt a qualitative case-study approach informed by ethnomethodology. Data were obtained via semi-structured interviews and document analysis. Findings They found that in an open innovation setting – where the producing partner relies on a research partner for all product development activities – a stage-gate product development process can act as a governance mechanism, as it enables the development of trust and cooperation which supports the co-development relationship. Research limitations/implications The implication of this finding is that a stage-gate process can be a flexible governance mechanism, which can adapt over time in relation to the needs of the co-development partners in an open innovation setting. This also lays the groundwork for future research to explore the applicability of this tool in other settings, e.g. outsourcing arrangements as well as help guide the design and implementation of future governance mechanisms. Originality/value In the context of accounting research, this paper helps practitioners and academics understand how a stage-gate process can be used as a governance mechanism to manage and control co-development projects in an open innovation setting.

WeDesign: A Forum-Based Tool for Managing User-Generated Content in Engineering Design and Product Development

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark J. Jakiela ◽  
Jing Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
User Generated Content ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Web Forum ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Large Groups ◽  
Design And Product Development

A web forum-based tool for managing user-generated content in engineering design and product development is described. The system is intended to allow a “crowdsourcing” approach, in which large groups perform the work more commonly by individuals. User tests are conducted with an initial implementation, with the system configured in control and “parliamentary” modes. This experiment is done in the setting of a mechanical engineering senior capstone design course. The parliamentary mode is intended to encourage discussion and negotiation among participants, and allows them to design their own work processes. Review of the designs produced together with responses to a survey indicate the system was favorably received, and allowed a group to generate and select concept designs. Future research directions are suggested.

scholarly journals A Survey on the Applications of Machine Learning in the Early Phases of Product Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 2437-2446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Sina Shabestari ◽  
Michael Herzog ◽  
Beate Bender
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Concept Design ◽  
Survey Techniques ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
Applications Of Machine Learning ◽  
Early Phases

AbstractMachine learning has shown its potential to support the knowledge extraction within the development processes and particularly in the early phases where critical decisions have to be made. However, the current state of the research in the applications of the machine learning in the product development are fragmented. A holistic overall view provides the opportunity to analyze the current state of research and is the basis for the strategic planning of future research and the actions needed. Hence, implementing the systematic literature survey techniques, the state of the applications of machine learning in the early phases of the product development process namely the Requirements, functional modelling and principal concept design is reviewed and discussed.

Categorizing product attributes efficiently in QFD-Kano: a case analysis in telecommunication

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 512-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mokh Suef ◽  
Suparno Suparno ◽  
Moses Laksono Singgih
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Quality Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Product Attributes ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Customer Needs ◽  
Customer Complaints ◽  
Data Source

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology to use complaints, claims and company innovation as an internal data source of customer needs for product development using the quality function deployment (QFD)-Kano approach instead of an ordinary customer survey. Design/methodology/approach This paper confirms that the customer complaints and claims and company innovations from the internal data source are equivalent to the Kano model’s product attributes. Data were selected from the company’s documents. To investigate the data category, a Kano questionnaire was designed and tested with 100 random respondents. Based on their answers, categories for the quality characteristics were determined and compared with the initial data categories. A second survey using professional customer respondents was conducted to increase the results’ reliability. Findings The approach was shown to be effective in employing complaints, claims and innovations as an alternative source of customer needs in the QFD-Kano approach. Research limitations/implications It is assumed that companies document their customer complaints and claims, as well as their strategic innovation plans. The complaint and claim data need to be extracted to reveal their quality characteristics. For future research, data extraction using text or data mining may be useful to bridge this gap. Practical implications The product development team may ascertain customer needs as duly classified. This voice of the customer is more accurate and requires less time. Originality/value The paper may be of value to researchers and practitioners involved in product design and development, since it offers a new source of customer need data obtained internally as an alternative to customer surveys.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document