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To succeed in the 21st century, firms must integrate their business, market, technology and resource strategies into a holistic product approach, and match technological innovation to market opportunities. Unlike other books on product development that limit their scope to the product development process, Innovation, Product Development and Commercialization takes a unique holistic approach and examines the diverse issues that managers face to channel resources in the right direction for global commercial success. The book explores innovation, new product development and commercialization decisions within an integrated framework of business, market, technology, and resource strategy. It also includes guidance on matching technology innovation to market opportunities, and details commercialization of innovation and new products and continuous improvement of existing products.

Innovation, Product Development and Commercialization probes not only into the critical issues of innovation and product development, but also organizational leadership and management, and the impact of organizational structures and business processes in product leadership. This comprehensive book presents the details and nuances of a flexible product development process including best practices in R&D, product and process engineering, marketing, and commercialization. It also covers the topic of technology and product portfolio planning, which is critical to proper prioritization of opportunities and investment strategies. This book is an important read for executives at the strategic level and a valuable desk reference for project managers, engineering managers, quality managers, product and marketing managers, design and process engineers, industrial engineers, manufacturing engineers, value engineers, mechanical engineers, systems engineers and others engaged in product development, innovation and commercialization. "Innovation, Product Development and Commercialization presents a holistic framework for the development of high-technology products. A systems approach is advocated and illustrated in which all of the functional units within a firm interactively contribute to the product realization process. I found the discussion of a flexible vs. a structured product development process especially enlightening. Also the exposition on platforms and derivatives provides absolutely essential knowledge for all product designers. The case studies throughout this book effectively illuminate the issues and provide focus. This is a book to which every serious student and practitioner of product development should read." -Robert Carlson, Professor, MS&E Department, Stanford University

Innovation, Product Development and Commercialization

Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - High-Technology Strategic ContextChapter 3 - Aggregate StrategyChapter 4 - Marketing ManagementChapter 5 - Product Platform and Knowledge Integration Chapter 6 - Product Development Process Chapter 7 - Excellence in Design and Product ReliabilityChapter 8 - Flawless Execution and Global Resource Management Chapter 9 - Project Management in Product Development Chapter 10 - Best Practices for Managers of Product Development Chapter 11 - Managing Product and Technology Portfolios for Shareholder Value Chapter 12 - Appendix: Semiconductor Manufacturing Process EquipmentIndex