Search for dissertations about: "Product launch"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words Product launch.

  2. 1. Perpetual product development : a study of small technology-driven firms

    Author : Jan Bodin; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Perpetual product development; technology; aircraft industry; small firms; inventor; key actors; resources;

    Abstract : This dissertation focuses the attention toward inventors and key actors involved in product development projects. The study focuses on how a new product development process is carried out operationally and strategically in small, technology-driven firms. READ MORE

  4. 2. Managing concept decision making in product development practice

    Author : Ingrid Kihlander; Sofia Ritzén; Jenny Janhager; Petra Badke-Scahub; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; concept decision; decision making; product development; industrial practice;

    Abstract : Making concept decisions is a crucial activity for product-developing companies since these decisions have high impact on the subsequent development and launch of the product. Consequences of unsuccessful concept decisions can be severe, e.g. missing out on business opportunities or spending money on rework. READ MORE

  5. 3. A need-based approach to product development

    Author : Åsa Ericson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Funktionella produkter; Functional Product Development;

    Abstract : In manufacturing industry, a developing view of life-cycle commitments has in turn triggered an interest in development processes for incorporated physical artefacts. In fact, this new scenario is an expansion of the core manufacturing business such that not only the manufactured artefact but also its functionality can be contracted for. READ MORE

  6. 4. Aid, drugs, and informality : essays in empirical economics

    Author : Ola Granström; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The first three papers of this Ph.D. thesis experimentally study the preferences of individuals making cross-border charitable donations. In Is Foreign Aid Paternalistic? (with Anna Breman and Felix Masiye) subjects choose whether to make a monetary or a tied transfer (mosquito nets) to an anonymous household in Zambia. READ MORE

  7. 5. Managing the Effect of Manufacturing Variation in Medical Treatments

    Author : Timo Kero; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; bioengineering; Variation simulation; biomedicine; medicine; geometrical quality; virtual verification; mass-customization.; robust design;

    Abstract : To stay competitive in the market today, biomedical manufacturing companies must shorten their product realization time. These companies also deal with an increased demand for medical applications of high quality, from both the perspectives of user, government and internal requirements. READ MORE