New Product Development and Evaluating Capabilities
Effective new product development (NPD) is one of the most important processes firms should undertake in order to achieve a competitive advantage This paper will analyze the NPD process and explore organizational capabilities by presenting two case studies of the material industry. These analyses de...
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doaj-e34f605b329b419fa8a52cc6228aee2b2021-03-21T09:11:44ZengGlobal Business Research CenterAnnals of Business Administrative Science1347-44641347-44562009-12-0180435410.7880/abas.8.43abasNew Product Development and Evaluating CapabilitiesJunichi TOMITA0Faculty of Business Administration, Toyo UniversityEffective new product development (NPD) is one of the most important processes firms should undertake in order to achieve a competitive advantage This paper will analyze the NPD process and explore organizational capabilities by presenting two case studies of the material industry. These analyses demonstrate that it is significant for material suppliers to evaluate not only material specifications but also the production process of their users and the performances of the users’ products (system products). We call this “evaluating capabilities” and propose that knowledge beyond the business domain is necessary to achieve a competitive advantage.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/abas/8/0/8_43/_pdf/-char/ennew product development (npd)organizational capabilitiesevaluating capabilitiesmaterial industry |
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Effective new product development (NPD) is one of the most important processes firms should undertake in order to achieve a competitive advantage This paper will analyze the NPD process and explore organizational capabilities by presenting two case studies of the material industry. These analyses demonstrate that it is significant for material suppliers to evaluate not only material specifications but also the production process of their users and the performances of the users’ products (system products). We call this “evaluating capabilities” and propose that knowledge beyond the business domain is necessary to achieve a competitive advantage. |
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