Evaluating risks in new product development and the satisfaction of customers through technology

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-47

  Akomode, O Joseph ^a   Lees, Brian ^b   Irgens, Chris ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process; Measuring Customers' Satisfaction; New Product Development; Reliability validity; Risk Evaluation

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROCESS ENGINEERING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); CRONBACH RELIABILITY COEFFICIENTS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0032784906     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095372899233406     Document Type: Article

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