TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of `front-loading' problem-solving on product development performance
AU - Thomke, Stefan
AU - Fujimoto, Takahiro
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank the many colleagues who contributed to the ideas expressed in this article through private conversations, seminars, and feedback on earlier drafts of this paper. The financial support of the Harvard Business School Division of Research and Tokyo University’s Division of Economics are gratefully acknowledged.
PY - 2000/3
Y1 - 2000/3
N2 - A front-loading method on solving product development performance is developed which can be achieved using a number of different approaches, two of which are discussed. First, is the project-to-project knowledge transfer which leverages previous projects by transferring problem and solution-specific information to new projects. Secondly, the rapid problem-solving, which leverages advanced technologies and methods to increase the overall rate at which development problems are identified and solved. Other approaches to front-load problem-solving in product development are discussed and how a problem-solving perspective can help managers build capabilities for higher development performance is presented.
AB - A front-loading method on solving product development performance is developed which can be achieved using a number of different approaches, two of which are discussed. First, is the project-to-project knowledge transfer which leverages previous projects by transferring problem and solution-specific information to new projects. Secondly, the rapid problem-solving, which leverages advanced technologies and methods to increase the overall rate at which development problems are identified and solved. Other approaches to front-load problem-solving in product development are discussed and how a problem-solving perspective can help managers build capabilities for higher development performance is presented.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0737-6782(99)00031-4
DO - 10.1016/S0737-6782(99)00031-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033891822
SN - 0737-6782
VL - 17
SP - 128
EP - 142
JO - Journal of Product Innovation Management
JF - Journal of Product Innovation Management
IS - 2
ER -