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Contents
About the book
About the authors
Preface
1. The product
development project
in the company

2. The organisation of
the product
development project

3. Product strategy
development: idea
generation and
screening

4. Product strategy
development: product
concepts and design
specifications

5. Product design and
process development

6. Product
commercialisation

7. Product launch and
evaluation

8. Summary: bringing
it together

8.10 Textbooks in
product development

Index of Examples &
Problems

Useful links
Feedback (email link)

CHAPTER 1

THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE COMPANY


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1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Product Development Process
1.3 Stage 1: product strategy development
1.4 Stage 2: product design and process development
1.5 Stage 3: product commercialisation
1.6 Stage 4: product launch and evaluation
1.7 Variations in the Product Development Process
1.8 Summary
1.9 Suggested readings


Examples and Problems in this Chapter:

Case study 1: McDonald's: Can it Regain its Golden Touch?

Think Breaks
1.1 Product innovation and company culture
1.2 The Product Development Process: knowledge required
1.3 Product strategies: new products from McDonald's
1.4 Product design: design methods in food product development
1.5 Product commercialisation: coordination of resources and project timing
1.6 Product launch: PD methods for large and small numbers of new
products launched per annum


Project Break 1

Project 1: Frozen bakery snacks



INTRODUCTION

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