The Pursuit of New Product Development

Informationen zum Autor Marc A. Annacchino, P.E. is a general management executive with over 30 years experience in the field of Sales, Marketing, New Product Development, Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Accounting and Finance. He is Owner of Marconi Product Development Institute, Inc. a firm that assists organizations in the area of contract product development and business development. He is also the director of the Business Excellence Consortium at Milwaukee School of Engineering: an outreach arm of the University that assists companies in their journey to world competitive performance. Zusammenfassung Containing case examples, organizational analysis and project planning tools, this book looks at that longer, organizational view of product development, and how that view can improve product development cycle times and better take advantage of new market opportunities.

Autorentext
Marc A. Annacchino, P.E. is a general management executive with over 30 years experience in the field of Sales, Marketing, New Product Development, Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Accounting and Finance. He is Owner of Marconi Product Development Institute, Inc. a firm that assists organizations in the area of contract product development and business development. He is also the director of the Business Excellence Consortium at Milwaukee School of Engineering: an outreach arm of the University that assists companies in their journey to world competitive performance.

Klappentext
Product Development begins with an understanding of market needs, within a sound business model, a well-defined financial strategy, and well-thought-out strategic goals. This new book by industry-expert Marc Annacchino, will help the professional engineer, manager, marketer, and all others who must come together as a working team, to better understand their respective roles and responsibilities in that process. Today, speeding the right value proposition to the market can make all the difference between success and failure. With case examples, organizational analysis and project planning tools, this new book looks at that longer, organizational view of product development, and how that view can improve product development cycle times and better take advantage of new market opportunities. It will help the product development team better adapt to change and a dynamic market in today's global economy through product platform management, and do so rationally and reliably. And it will help product development professionals to look for hidden value in existing product lines as they plan for that change and growth ahead.

Zusammenfassung
Containing case examples, organizational analysis and project planning tools, this book looks at that longer, organizational view of product development, and how that view can improve product development cycle times and better take advantage of new market opportunities.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: The Business Objective Chapter 2: Market Opportunity Chapter 3: The Business Concept the New Product Chapter 4: The Product and Business Plan Chapter 5: Justifying a Program: The Accounting Viewpoint Chapter 6: Starting Out Chapter 7: Executing the Plan Chapter 8: Manufacturing Development Chapter 9: The Prelaunch Checklist Chapter 10: The Product Launch Chapter 11: The Pursuit and Product Management Chapter 12: Business Development Records Format