Abstract
his paper discusses a Knowledge Transfer Partnership project between University of Strathclyde and Howden, a UK based manufacturing company. The project aim is to develop a bespoke new product development (NPD) model for the company and the paper discusses the initial analytical steps undertaken to achieve this. Based on interviews with key stakeholders from the company a framework, resulting from in-depth literature study of NPD best-practices, is revised to fit the needs of the company and the relevance of resulting changes discussed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference |
Place of Publication | Castle Cary |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | 13th International Design Conference (Design 2014) - Croatia, Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration: 19 May 2014 → 22 May 2014 |
Conference
Conference | 13th International Design Conference (Design 2014) |
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Country | Croatia |
City | Dubrovnik |
Period | 19/05/14 → 22/05/14 |
Keywords
- NPD
- knowledge transfer partnerships
- new product development best practice
- portfolio management
- market intelligence
- cross-functional cooperation
- KTP industry