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- Allow Flexibility Within Rigorous Processes
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Structured processes are essential to ensure that the most valuable products flow smoothly from ideation to market.
Type: Best Practices and Business Drivers Topics: New Product Development, Product Development, Project Management Processes: 2.2.1.3 Develop product/service design specifications, 2.2 Develop products and services, 2.2.1 Design, build, and evaluate products and services, 2.1.2.2 Identify potential new products and services, 2.1 Manage product and service portfolio, 2.1.2 Define product/service development requirements, 2.1.4 Confirm alignment of product/service concepts with business strategy, 2.0 Develop and Manage Products and Services, 2.1.5.1 Introduce new products/services, 2.1.5 Manage product and service life cycle Industry: Chemicals, Electronics, Medical Equipment, Telecommunication- Relevance: 74%
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- Make New Product Development Visible within the Organization
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Successful New Product Development (NPD) requires contributions from all functions and levels of an organization.
Type: Best Practices and Business Drivers Topics: New Product Development, Product Development, Product Design, Product Management and Planning Processes: 2.0 Develop and Manage Products and Services, 2.2.1.3 Develop product/service design specifications, 2.2 Develop products and services, 2.2.1 Design, build, and evaluate products and services, 2.1.1 Evaluate performance of existing products/services against market opportunities, 2.1 Manage product and service portfolio, 2.1.2.2 Identify potential new products and services, 2.1.2 Define product/service development requirements, 2.1.4.1 Plan and develop cost and quality targets, 2.1.4 Confirm alignment of product/service concepts with business strategy, 2.1.4.4 Plan for product/service offering modifications, 2.1.5 Manage product and service life cycle- Relevance: 69%
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- Identify a High-Level New Product Development Advocate or Champion
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One of the best practices is to ensure the organization appoint a high-level New Product Development (NPD) advocate or champion.
Type: Best Practices and Business Drivers Topics: New Product Development, Product Development, Product Design, Product Management and Planning Processes: 2.2.1.3 Develop product/service design specifications, 2.2 Develop products and services, 2.2.1 Design, build, and evaluate products and services, 2.1.2 Define product/service development requirements, 2.0 Develop and Manage Products and Services, 2.1 Manage product and service portfolio, 2.1.5 Manage product and service life cycle, 2.1.5.1 Introduce new products/services- Relevance: 69%
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- Professional, Objective Project Management for New Product Development
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Organizations should implement professional, objective project managers who have the ability to make objective decisions, regardless of personal, emotional, or technical attachment to the project.
Type: Best Practices and Business Drivers Topics: New Product Development, Product Development, Product Design, Product Management and Planning Processes: 2.2.1.3 Develop product/service design specifications, 2.2 Develop products and services, 2.2.1 Design, build, and evaluate products and services, 2.1 Manage product and service portfolio, 2.0 Develop and Manage Products and Services, 2.1.2 Define product/service development requirements, 2.1.5.1 Introduce new products/services, 2.1.5 Manage product and service life cycle- Relevance: 69%
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- Green Supply Chains Are Good for Business
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Blue Coat Systems decided to turn its supply chain green.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Environmental, Organization and Management, Environmental Health & Safety, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Distribution, Inventory Management, Manufacturing Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 2.2.1.3 Develop product/service design specifications, 2.2 Develop products and services, 2.2.1 Design, build, and evaluate products and services, 1.2.2.6 Develop lean/continuous improvement strategy, 1.2 Develop business strategy, 1.2.2 Evaluate strategic options to achieve the objectives, 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.3 Create materials plan, 4.1.3.3 Identify critical materials and supplier capacity, 4.1.7.1 Review distribution network, 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network- Relevance: 67%
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- Accelerating Product Development with Design Events at Michelin
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To speed the product design process, Michelin has combined several design steps into structured design events.
Type: Case Studies Topics: New Product Development, Product Development, Product Design, Teams, Organization and Management, Project Management Processes: 2.2.1.3 Develop product/service design specifications, 2.2 Develop products and services, 2.2.1 Design, build, and evaluate products and services, 2.2.1.4 Document design specifications, 2.1.2 Define product/service development requirements, 2.0 Develop and Manage Products and Services, 2.1 Manage product and service portfolio, 2.1.4 Confirm alignment of product/service concepts with business strategy, 2.1.4.1 Plan and develop cost and quality targets Industry: Automotive, Rubber & Plastics- Relevance: 53%
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