Search for dissertations about: "NPD"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the word NPD.

  2. 1. Outsourcing of New Product Development - A decision framework

    Author : Jonas Rundquist; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Outsourcing; NPD; Outsourcing of NPD; Outsourcing decision; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : The focus of this thesis is the outsourcing of activities in the New Product Development (NPD) process. Outsourcing of NPD refers to the outsourcing of development activities for the developing of new products (goods and/or service), where all or just the innovative part of the NPD process is purchased externally based on a contract with organizational units separate from the outsourcing firm. READ MORE

  4. 2. Collaborative New Product Development : Supplier Selection and Purchasing

    Author : Lisa Melander; Fredrik Tell; Nicolette Lakemond; Maria Elmquist; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Supplier selection; NPD; Purchasing; case studies;

    Abstract : Suppliers provide new technology to firms and are important in firms‟ NPD. It is not sufficient for firms to select the most appropriate technology; they must also select the most appropriate supplier for their NPD. READ MORE

  5. 3. Knowledge Integration and Innovation in Buyer-Supplier Collaborations

    Author : David T. Rosell; Nicolette Lakemond; Cecilia Enberg; Johan Frishammar; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Knowledge integration; innovation; buyer-supplier collaborations; NPD;

    Abstract : Research indicates buyer-supplier collaborations in new product development (NPD) can have a positive impact on innovation. From a knowledge based view, it is argued that suppliers add a complementary knowledge base that is combined with the buyer’s knowledge. READ MORE

  6. 4. Managerial Techniques for Flexibility and Structure in New Product Development

    Author : Tommy Olin; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NPD; managerial and organizing techniques; action science; flexibility and innovation; project management;

    Abstract : This thesis recognizes, evaluates, and introduces a number of managerial techniques for NPD being performed in an environment in need of high degree of both flexibility and structure at the same time. A managerial technique is a service or method, which has been made explicit, used by the management of a project or an organization. READ MORE

  7. 5. Ambiguity at the heart of design work : Sensing and negotiating ambiguity in knowledge-creation work

    Author : Charlotta Linse; Mats Engwall; Anna Jerbrant; Patrícia Cristina do Nascimento Souto; Roberto Verganti; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ambiguity; negotiating activities; design work; NPD; knowledge-creation work; practice epistemology; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

    Abstract : Ambiguities have long intrigued design and new product development (NPD) researchers: The fascination seems rooted in an endeavor to understand how design outcomes may be created despite the ambiguous nature of such work. There are several classic contributions on how to categorize, avoid and approach ambiguities. READ MORE