Overlapping and communication policies in product development. (English) Zbl 1173.90391
Summary: Shorter product life cycles in many industries impel firms to accelerate the product development process. Overlapping development stages, combined with frequent information exchange, is commonly regarded as a core technique for faster product development. However, overlapping and communication require additional resources and can be costly. We investigate the time-cost tradeoffs involved in concurrent product development to determine the optimal overlapping and communication strategies. The methodology was applied to a refrigerator development process in order to illustrate its utility.
MSC:
| 90B30 | Production models |
Keywords:
product development; concurrent engineering; project management; overlapping; communication policyReferences:
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