The role of new product development in underpinning the circular economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 840-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Antonio Paula Pinheiro ◽  
Bruno Michel Roman Pais Seles ◽  
Paula De Camargo Fiorini ◽  
Daniel Jugend ◽  
Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Product ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
Development Professionals

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify and systematize journal articles that relate to new product development (NPD) within a circular economy (CE) and to present an integrative framework.Design/methodology/approachIt was conducted a qualitative research based on a systematic review of the literature.FindingsAs results, it is presented the identification of the main practices and actions of CE applied to NPD, as well as the drivers, barriers and the stakeholders involved in the integration between CE and NPD.Originality/valueThe main contributions of this research are: mapping the state-of-the-art on the topic and systematizing the existing knowledge; providing useful insights for product development professionals considering adopting CE practices and tools in their NPD processes; and presenting a unique, integrative framework to guide organizations’ actions.

A case study on FMEA-based improvement for managing new product development risk

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Carrizo Moreira ◽  
Luis Miguel D.F. Ferreira ◽  
Pedro Silva
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Early Phase ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Product ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
User Friendliness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Risk

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the applicability of the failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) as an effective tool for decreasing failure risk in the early phase of the new product development (NPD), which adds to existing literature on the application of FMEA in NPD.Design/methodology/approachThrough the application of action research (AR) methodology, it was possible to develop a case study examining the use of FMEA to decrease NPD risk in an early phase of NPD execution.FindingsThe importance and immediate gains of identifying NPD failures support FMEA's usefulness for NPD risk decrease. Moreover, its user-friendliness, timeliness and cost advantages facilitate the introduction of FMEA in the early phase of NPD execution.Originality/valueFMEA is a well-known method used in manufacturing companies to identify and correct failures in products, processes and systems. This article explores the lack of practice-oriented evidence on the use of FMEA in the early phase of NPD execution and provides support to its applicability and effectiveness.

Effective collaboration between multiple stakeholders

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
New Product ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Collaboration Process ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Firms are increasingly partnering with multiple stakeholders to enhance new product development. The inherent diversity within such arrangements can be successfully managed when trust prevails between different partners involved. By utilizing different strategies, organizations are able to build trust and transparency throughout each stage of the collaboration process. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Finding ways to optimize new product development

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-9
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
New Product ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings A dual focus on exploitation and exploration can help companies to enhance their new product development activities. Identifying factors with potential to facilitate or impede the process will enable closer collaborations both internally and with suppliers to increase the firm’s ambidexterity. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

The mediation effects of team information processing on new product development success: revising the role of innovation orientation and team unlearning

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Andrea Amaya ◽  
Wann-Yih Wu ◽  
Ying-Kai Liao
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
New Product ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Processing Theory

PurposeAlthough previous studies noted the importance for organizations in establishing an innovation strategy, few have examined innovation orientation as a multidimensional knowledge configuration. Therefore, this study draws on the valuable theoretical underpinnings of the resource-based view and information processing theory to examine the mechanism through which an organization's innovation orientation (IO) and team unlearning (TU) can impact new product development (NPD) success.Design/methodology/approachA causal model was developed in order to analyze the role of innovation orientation and team unlearning on NPD success. This proposed model and several hypotheses were gauged using data from 255 NPD team members from Taiwanese high-tech and traditional companies.FindingsThe results indicate that both IO and TU relate to outcomes. Specifically, this study demonstrates that it is insufficient that firms simply establish the configurations needed to enhance their IO and TU, firms also need to find out the correct mechanism to enhance NPD success. The relationships between IO, TU and NPD success were fully mediated by team information processing.Originality/valueThis report sheds light on the importance of innovation orientation and team unlearning in today's NPD process and uncovers the underlying mechanism through which IO and TU contribute to NPD success. It also offers precise advice for the assessment of management of team information-processing to boost the performance of new products.

scholarly journals Role of traditional Chinese philosophies and new product development under circular economy in private manufacturing enterprise performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (23) ◽  
pp. 7219-7234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nachiappan Subramanian ◽  
Angappa Gunasekaran ◽  
Lin Wu ◽  
Tinghua Shen
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
New Product ◽  
Process Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

The new product development (NPD) process–performance link has been sufficiently studied in academic research. However, recent NPD process is significantly different from the conventional NPD specifically with the inclusion of sustainability considerations under circular economy (CE) context. In theory, NPD with CE considerations (CE-NPD), compared with the conventional NPD, is associated with higher costs and longer development times. This study empirically examines the effect of the CE-NPD process on both time-to-market (TTM) and profit performance in the context of Chinese private enterprises. In addition, the role of traditional Chinese philosophies of Confucianism and Taoism in influencing the CE-NPD process–performance link is also investigated. We find that Confucianism positively moderates the relationship between the CE-NPD process and TTM performance. However, it negatively moderates the CE-NPD-profit link. On the other hand, the moderating effect of Taoism is negative on both the CE-NPD-TTM and CE-NPD-profit links. An interesting finding of this study is that the coexistence of Confucian and Taoist values in NPD workers has the strongest positive impact on the relationship between the CE-NPD process and performance. Our study provides insights on the way in which companies should plan to apply Chinese philosophies during the CE-NPD process to maximise the benefits.

scholarly journals The role of human resource-related quality management practices in new product development

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leopoldo J. Gutierrez-Gutierrez ◽  
Vanesa Barrales-Molina ◽  
Hale Kaynak
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Knowledge Integration ◽  
New Product ◽  
Strategic Flexibility ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Related Quality

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to adopt the dynamic capability (DC) view as a theoretical framework to empirically investigate the relationships among human resource (HR)-related quality management (QM) practices: new product development (NPD) as a specific DC, learning orientation, knowledge integration, and strategic flexibility. Learning orientation and knowledge integration represent two antecedents of strategic flexibility, and strategic flexibility is the developed ability that facilitates NPD. Design/methodology/approach To empirically test the relationships, the authors used data from 236 European firms and performed structural equation modeling. Findings Results indicate that HR-related QM practices contribute to creating a learning-oriented company, integrating knowledge, and supporting successful NPD. Furthermore, knowledge integration is positively related to NPD through strategic flexibility. Practical implications This study is relevant for practitioners because it identifies key points in QM implementation that enable firms to be more strategically flexible and thus better able to regularly develop new products. Originality/value When organizations must sustain their competitive positions by continuously adapting to environmental changes, it is important to study not only how QM implementation is positively related to the firm performance on which a significant portion of the QM literature has focused but also to study whether QM implementation is related to strategic variables and can make a contribution to strategic processes. To fill the void in the HR and QM literature, this study offers an integrated framework with empirical support that identifies the role of HR-related QM practices in learning orientation, knowledge integration, strategic flexibility, and NPD.

Agile manufacturing practices for new product development: industrial case studies

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 560-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Leite ◽  
Vanessa Braz
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
New Product ◽  
Agile Manufacturing ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
History Of

Purpose – For decades multiple management philosophies directed toward lean production and mass were assumed as to respond to process inefficiencies and rampant consumerism, optimizing operation costs. However, new customization and flexible productions philosophies have been gaining ground in some industries, such as the agile manufacturing. From a literature review that addresses the history of this philosophy, it is clear that agile manufacturing is not fully comprehended, with very scarce information about practical cases. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper the authors describe an exploratory methodology approach, with three semi-structured case study interviews. The goal is to study which of agile manufacturing practices are being applied in the studied companies and what is the perceived effect that these have on operational performance. Since most of these companies develop highly customized products, the role of agility on new product development can have a huge impact on their operational performance. Findings – Agile manufacturing is not yet a widespread philosophy of managing for the companies studied, being virtually unknown as a global concept. However, it was found that many of the practices of agile manufacturing are already implemented in these companies without association with this philosophy. It was also concluded, by the finding through respondents opinions, that agile practices contribute positively to the studied companies operating performance. Originality/value – The novelty of this research derives from observation of agile manufacturing practices in SMEs. This research is useful to SMEs implementing agile manufacturing principles.

Mediation of scenario planning on the reflection-performance relationship in new product development teams

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atif Açikgöz ◽  
Gary P. Latham ◽  
Fulya Acikgoz
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
New Product ◽  
Scenario Planning ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role

Purpose The purpose of this study is to reveal the mediating role of scenario planning between reflection and task performance in new product development (NPD) teams. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional research design was used to collect data from 78 NPD teams and 194 employees. The mediation analyses were conducted through the bootstrap PROCESS macro method. Findings The results of this study yielded support for two of three hypotheses. The authors found that the relationship of reflection with product development speed and new product success is mediated by scenario planning. There was no mediation of scenario planning between reflection and product development cost. Research limitations/implications These findings show how teams can capitalize on reflective thinking practices to increase NPD task performance through scenario planning. Practical implications This study provides useful guidelines for team leaders on how to accelerate product development processes and to increase the market success of a new product. Leaders should encourage their teams to review their previous performance metrics with ongoing changes in the business environments. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to examine the mediating role of scenario planning on the reflection–task performance relationship in NPD teams.

scholarly journals Sales capability creation during new product development – early involvement of sales

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (13) ◽  
pp. 263-273
Author(s):  
Petteri Annunen ◽  
Erno Mustonen ◽  
Janne Harkonen ◽  
Harri Haapasalo
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Product ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Status ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Industrial Company ◽  
A Current

Purpose This study aims to focus on creating sales capability as part of new product development (NPD). The aim is to define generic requirements for building sales capability as a part of NPD and to propose a necessary process by defining key activities for sales readiness. Design/methodology/approach An inductive and qualitative research method was used to construct a sales capability creation process based on a current state analysis in seven companies. Findings The results indicate that the status of companies’ sales-related planning varies during the NPD, and the related activities are not systematically managed. Considering sales early is necessary to enable a smooth and cost-efficient start of sales, and to avoid unnecessary delays and problems in other functions. At the same time, the companies recognise the need for improvement. Originality/value This paper presents a potential process including systematic activities for creating sales capability in conjunction with product development, which is novel to the literature. The proposed process is applicable in aligning industrial company needs.

Circular product design: strategies, challenges and relationships with new product development

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Fernandes Aguiar ◽  
Jaime A. Mesa ◽  
Daniel Jugend ◽  
Marco Antonio Paula Pinheiro ◽  
Paula Paula De Camargo Fiorini
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Product Design ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Development Process ◽  
New Product ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Content Type

PurposeAlthough product design is a fundamental element in the transition towards the circular economy, the knowledge of practices, methods and tools oriented to circular product design has not been widely developed. This study aims to contribute to the circular economy research area by investigating and analyzing the main design approaches to circular products and their relationship to new product development.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a systematic review and qualitative analysis of 120 articles. In these studies, the authors analyzed aspects such as design strategies used, the barriers to the adoption of circular product design and the relationships between the phases of new product development processes with circular product design studies.FindingsThe findings revealed that the circular product design approach has added new design strategies to those already recommended by ecodesign, such as multiple use cycles, emotional durability and biomimicry. Furthermore, the results showed that most circular product design articles focus on the planning and concept development phases of the new product development process.Originality/valueIn this article, the authors systematized the findings of an emergent research area: the development of new products for the circular economy. Its main contributions lie in the identification of design strategies, the classification of Design for X approaches, analysis of such approaches during the new product development process and discussion of their main barriers. Finally, this study presents contributions for managers and designers who are starting the transition to a circular strategy.

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