scholarly journals Comparison of traditional and agile approach to manage product development projects

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mila Milenković ◽  
Bojan Lalić ◽  
Katarina Pavlović ◽  
Ivana Berić ◽  
Vesna Šobajić
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Agile Approach

Buyer-Supplier Collaboration in Product Development Projects

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 530-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Hoegl ◽  
Stephan M. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Product Cost ◽  
Supplier Involvement ◽  
Communication Frequency ◽  
Supplier Collaboration

Previous research on supplier involvement in product development projects has produced contradictory results, with some studies showing a positive relationship, others no relationship, and still others a negative relationship between supplier involvement and project performance. Drawing on data from 124 managers, project leaders, buyer members, and supplier members pertaining to 28 product development projects, the authors find that buyer-supplier collaboration positively relates to product quality, adherence to product cost targets, adherence to development budgets, and adherence to development schedules. Furthermore, their analyses show that communication frequency and intensity has a curvilinear (inverted U-shaped) relationship with project development budget and product cost.

scholarly journals Integrating supplier knowledge in new product development projects: decoupled and coupled approaches

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1035-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
David T. Rosell ◽  
Nicolette Lakemond ◽  
Lisa Melander
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Knowledge Integration ◽  
New Product ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and characterize knowledge integration approaches for integrating external knowledge of suppliers into new product development projects. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on a multiple, in-depth case study of six product development projects at three knowledge-intensive manufacturing firms. Findings Firms make purposeful choices to devise knowledge integration approaches when working in collaborative buyer – supplier projects. The knowledge characteristics of the supplier input guide the choice of either coupling knowledge sharing and combining across firms or decoupling knowledge sharing (across firms) and knowledge combining (within firms). Research limitations/implications This study relies on a limited number of case studies and considers only one supplier relationship in each project. Further studies could examine the challenge of knowledge integration in buyer – supplier relationships in different contexts, i.e. in relation to innovation complexity and uncertainty. Practical implications Managers need to make choices when designing knowledge integration approaches in collaborative product development projects. The use of coupled and decoupled approaches can help balance requirements in terms of joint problem-solving across firms, the efficiency of knowledge integration and the risks of knowledge leakage. Originality/value The conceptualization of knowledge integration as knowledge sharing and knowledge combining extends existing perspectives on knowledge integration as either a transfer of knowledge or as revealing the presence of pertinent knowledge without entirely transmitting it. The findings point to the complexity of knowledge integration as a process influenced by knowledge characteristics, perspectives on knowledge, openness of firm boundaries and elements of knowledge sharing and combining.

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