A comparative study of six stage-gate approaches to product development

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 289-297

  Phillips, Rachel ^a   Neailey, Kevin ^b   Broughton, Trevor ^b  

^a Parametric Technology (UK)   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Manufacturing; Process efficiency; Product development; Teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038755354     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069910371106     Document Type: Review

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